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Hard Drive Tempretures
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Anyone got any figures for what the average tempreture of their hard drives are?
Also anyone find mounting a hard drive vertically helps it to remain cooler?
I'm trying various things to get the temps own on mine, was into the mid 50'sC
BTW I'm using this freeware program to monitor mine
http://www.rsdsoft.com/hdd-thermometer/
Also anyone find mounting a hard drive vertically helps it to remain cooler?
I'm trying various things to get the temps own on mine, was into the mid 50'sC
BTW I'm using this freeware program to monitor mine
http://www.rsdsoft.com/hdd-thermometer/
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Like what make/model/speed the drive is.
What sort of case do you have? Its always worth it to buy a decent one made from aluminium since it dissipates heat much better than steal.
I have a huge monstor case, it can hold 12 drives, and came with 7 fans and a temperature controller. I have 4 hard drives with an empty bay between each one.
You should also clean out the dust in your case, since it will slow heat flow.
I vacuum arround all of the components every few months.
Do as noog says. Buy some 80mm fans and put them near the drives.
They did the job, but they wouldn't fit in my new case (front door wouldn't close).
Anyone want to buy them off me cheap?
We used to use them at work. I think they used to do an average job.
:cool:
HD 1: 39 (SATA 36GB 10,000RPM)
HD 2: 42 (ATA 120GB)
HD 3: 44 (ATA 120GB)
Your PC is open on both sides?
OK managed to get the tempreture down on my Seagate 60GB 7200 RPM Drive by putting it lower in my case - averaging about 45C from 56C when it was high in the case, I think that's an acceptable tempreture.
One thing I'm wondering is that they say heat is generated by the friction of the air inside the drive - so how come they don't make a vaccum on the inside and totally seal it?
Yes it is.
Ever tried moving something inside a vacuum? Hard drive speed is far more important than how hot it gets, to most people.
As far as I know, the biggest source of heat generated by a hard drive is the motor used to spin the platters. As hard drive rotational speeds increase, the temperature will also go up.