MY HOT HD

[hurric]

hi, i sometimes leave my computer on for about 13 hours and i got a 10 gig and a 30 gig hd on top of each other both 5400. but today i touched it and it was pretty hot..im wondering if that's ok for a hd or is there a way to keep it cool or smoething...any suggestions would be appreciated...thanks a lot...

 

[TunaBoo]

What case you have? They should be okay if they are only 5400 RPM drives, but I would recomend a 80 Mil fan or so blowing air over both of them to cool them down a tad.

 

[hurric]

oh thanks for the reply i got an 18 inch case and since i just put the other hd in it's open now...the thing is 'cause the fan makes some noise and i can't sleep with that i can't leave it on 24/7 which i might do in the future...can this routine harm the hd's? thanks

 

[Lithium381]

they should be fine, i've got a 7200 and it's on alot, it'd sear my finger if i left it on there too long...WOAH...it's "normal" i did a slight case mod and put an 80mm fan above my hd bay to suck the air out, lowered my sys temp by 3 degrees. just put a fan on 'em, you can find really quiet fans, if the one from your power supply doesn't bug you, i'm sure you can find a quieter one, and every little bit helps. gl

 

[TunaBoo]

<< they should be fine, i've got a 7200 and it's on alot, it'd sear my finger if i left it on there too long...WOAH...it's &quot;normal&quot; i did a slight case mod and put an 80mm fan above my hd bay to suck the air out, lowered my sys temp by 3 degrees. just put a fan on 'em, you can find really quiet fans, if the one from your power supply doesn't bug you, i'm sure you can find a quieter one, and every little bit helps. gl >>



A little tip from the tuna: Your intakes on the front should blow IN and on the back suck out. I have no idea of your entire setup, but the more you have blowing out the front, the more that will be pulled in the back. My 80 mil going over my 60GXP moves about 30CFM. That air is barely warmed at all, but the HD is so cool it feels room temperature. The little heat of the HD is not worth the mess of having front fans blowing out.

 

[hurric]

oh ok thanks for the quick reply i think i might get a small fan 80 mil fan like u said...and i just leave the hd the way they are...thanks

 

[JRock]

u wanna talk heat... How about an X15 Cheetah. Thats 15,000 rpm for ya. I now have it between 3 (5 1/4) Bay slots. In the middle 1 with 2 80 mil fans modded and set in front. As far as your problem... There is none. You would be suprised what these can withstand.