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Harddrive temperatures?

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Gnosis

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Hello everyone!

I was just wondering if you know what is considered
a "reasonable" hd temperature. I have no clue. Is
it 35/40/45/50/55C? How much does it really matter?

I'd just like to know so I'll know how loud I'll have to keep
that fan of mine...
 
yeah - well....

If I look at the spec sheet for my hd - a seagate
SATA 200GB - it says that the operating temp is 5-55 C.

But that's like AMD saying "don't take the cpu above 72 C"...
No one I know feels happy with a cpu hovering at 72 C...


 
The hard drive temp listed is typically the room/environment temp, not the computer or what the drive is running at.
 
Originally posted by: Gnosis
yeah - well....

If I look at the spec sheet for my hd - a seagate
SATA 200GB - it says that the operating temp is 5-55 C.

But that's like AMD saying "don't take the cpu above 72 C"...
No one I know feels happy with a cpu hovering at 72 C...
Click to expand...


So what are you looking for?
Everyones HD operating temps then?
I told you they vary.
You answered your own question.
 
Originally posted by: Subhuman25
Originally posted by: Gnosis
yeah - well....

If I look at the spec sheet for my hd - a seagate
SATA 200GB - it says that the operating temp is 5-55 C.

But that's like AMD saying "don't take the cpu above 72 C"...
No one I know feels happy with a cpu hovering at 72 C...
Click to expand...


So what are you looking for?
Everyones HD operating temps then?
I told you they vary.
You answered your own question.
Click to expand...

yes - give me all your knowledge. Wuah, wuah, wuah....

I suppose the "aim" of my question was to get a better
feel for it. If it's my cpu I can usually say something
like. "it's still below 60 C - this an ok temp for high load etc".
Still don't know what's *ok* for an hd but it seems that
some people keep them around 28-36 C. Which of
course should be just fine.
 
Originally posted by: Gnosis
Originally posted by: Subhuman25
Originally posted by: Gnosis
yeah - well....

If I look at the spec sheet for my hd - a seagate
SATA 200GB - it says that the operating temp is 5-55 C.

But that's like AMD saying "don't take the cpu above 72 C"...
No one I know feels happy with a cpu hovering at 72 C...
Click to expand...


So what are you looking for?
Everyones HD operating temps then?
I told you they vary.
You answered your own question.
Click to expand...

yes - give me all your knowledge. Wuah, wuah, wuah....

I suppose the "aim" of my question was to get a better
feel for it. If it's my cpu I can usually say something
like. "it's still below 60 C - this an ok temp for high load etc".
Still don't know what's *ok* for an hd but it seems that
some people keep them around 28-36 C. Which of
course should be just fine.
Click to expand...


And why is 60 C an ok temp for a CPU?
 
Because its not "on fire."

The cooler it is the longer it lasts, but it can run at 60c for the period of the warrenty at least. If it couldn't they wouldn't insure it.
 
ahhh - what the h*ck.

I'll just state a new hd law!

"Keep you hd as cool as possible without freezing it. let it
never go above 40C and it will serve you well for a long,
long time. Unless you drop it on the floor, smash it with a
hammer and soak it in water electrified to 220V"
 
Don't let the hard drive get too hot... they are very succeptable to heat damage, moreso than any other component.... i had a system come back a few days ago with 2 drives that sit in the same cage, WITH a fan below them (the case didn't have room for a HDD fan) and because of where the people had the case, it was very warm... both hard drives were damaged... and would have been completely useless if had gone too warm any longer.
 
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