HDD Temps

guyrollz · 13-August-04, 02:45 AM

Leading from my last question. I have 3 hdds in my comp in one cage, theres about | | room between them stacked one above the other. Obviously a 30, 120 and 200 gig will make alot of heat as far as hdds go, but id like to know whats the ideal temp for them to be. Right now I have a sensor on the middle hdd reading about 84-88F. Thats with 2 80mm fans blowing on them.

Cyno01 · 13-August-04, 03:32 AM

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	Leading from my last question. I have 3 hdds in my comp in one cage, theres about \| \| room between them stacked one above the other. Obviously a 30, 120 and 200 gig will make alot of heat as far as hdds go, but id like to know whats the ideal temp for them to be. Right now I have a sensor on the middle hdd reading about 84-88F. Thats with 2 80mm fans blowing on them.

That doesn't sound too bad, a bit above room temp. I think with those fans you'll be fine.

$SOLID$ Necro · 13-August-04, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by guyrollz


	Leading from my last question. I have 3 hdds in my comp in one cage, theres about \| \| room between them stacked one above the other. Obviously a 30, 120 and 200 gig will make alot of heat as far as hdds go, but id like to know whats the ideal temp for them to be. Right now I have a sensor on the middle hdd reading about 84-88F. Thats with 2 80mm fans blowing on them.

If they are fairly new drives, they should have a way of measuring there internal temps, that is what you need to look at.

There are probably several programs that can do it, SpeedFan comes to mind

Home Page
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

Download link
http://www.almico.com/speedfan414.exe

Then compare the temp to what the manufacturer has set for limits, just check specs for your model number at their website under "Support"

13-August-04, 02:45 AM		#1 (permalink)
guyrollz Apex Techie I	HDD Temps Leading from my last question. I have 3 hdds in my comp in one cage, theres about \| \| room between them stacked one above the other. Obviously a 30, 120 and 200 gig will make alot of heat as far as hdds go, but id like to know whats the ideal temp for them to be. Right now I have a sensor on the middle hdd reading about 84-88F. Thats with 2 80mm fans blowing on them.

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