When does a HDD need cooling?

[AstSci]

If I plan to get a regular EIDE 7200 RPM hard drive (80 GB), would it need a cooling system of its own other than the case fans?

 

[Lonyo]

It shouldn't do.

 

[Sheriff]

Originally posted by: AstSci
If I plan to get a regular EIDE 7200 RPM hard drive (80 GB), would it need a cooling system of its own other than the case fans?

No it'll be fine unless you got it mounted between others that are extremely hot with no airspace for cooling and if the HD is to hot to touch then it'll need cooling 😉

 

[AstSci]

Thanks for the prompt responses, guys. I was hoping that I wouldn't need any extra cooling, heh.

 

[MasterFlash]

I've had a lot of problems w/hds at 7200rpm w/o cooling. If your case fan blows directly over the hd, then you're fine. If not, personally, I'd do something about it. Whether that's a hd cooler, or a case that has the case fan blowing on the hd. But that's just me. Messing with crashed hd's sucks, and if you can prevent it with a little airflow, well...

 

[dpopiz]

yes, remember the freezer trick? that works to prevent head crashes and other problems as well as fixing them. I have a 180GXP 120GB and it gets pretty hot, especially after defraging or something like that. forunately, my inwin Q500 is set up perfectly to put a 92mm fan right in front of the hd bays.

 

[MasterFlash]

ok, i'll bite. what's the freezer trick?

 

[0roo0roo]

depends on how lousy your case is. if you like your data entrusted to a toasty harddrive, thats your prerogative😉

i find cases like the chieftec/antecs have so much airflow the harddrives barely get warm😛

in a decent case only a 15k rpm monster would require active cooling😛