A7J SATA Hard Drive way too hot

I recently bought an A7J, and CanadaSys a.k.a. MilestonePC upgraded the HD for me to a Seagate 100Gb 7200rpm. Seagate has a reputation for being quiet and cool and so on, which is why I was surprised that, while transferring some files from an external HD, the temperature easily reached 60 degrees. Right now, doing nothing but surfing, HD temp is at 56 and CPU at 48 (admittedly, on P4G Super Performance profile). These seem freakishly high to me, especially for a 17" laptop. Ambient temp is ~22. The laptop is sitting on my desk, with nothing blocking the vents.

Do SATA drives run hotter than IDE for some reason? If both HD and CPU run hot, does that mean the problem lies within the cooling devices/design? Anyone with an A7J and other SATA drives have these experiences?

 

i think that probably 7200rpm cause this problem...

 

There was a review here posted a while ago, comparing a Hitachi and a Seagate, both 7200 100Gb. Both topped out at 52 degrees in their tests. Mine is about 10 degrees more than theirs, and it's the same HD. I know the 7200 might run hot, but obviously not this hot, which is why I think the problem is elsewhere.

 

the w3 series HD runs 40-60 degrees. so while it may be high for a 17in i wouldnt worry about it.

 

Hm, alright. Is there a universal reasonable-temperature limit to hard drives, or does it vary by model? Just wondering how bad it needs to be for me to start worrying.

 

Well they have gotten better as being able to stay hotter. It has alot to do with the tempeture in the room. In the winter it will run like 15 degrees cooler. if it stays at 60 thats about the upper limit. get a cooling pad. is it this hot under normal use or when pushing the system hard.

 

HD temp of 56 surfing web sounds high to me considering your CPU is only 48. It seems that the cooling is adequate. My Hitachi 7K100 (7200 rpm SATA) gets 44 - 45 tops and normally runs 37 - 41. My ambient temp is also ~22.

 

It depends on the laptop design. remember in the w3 series it runs at 50-55 degrees under normal use. Noone has complained of HD failures in those and that design has been around for a while.

 

It is 55 while browsing, 60 when pushing it. Wondering if I should try to exchange the HD, or have the laptop's HD cooling ducts/whatever looked at.

 

My Fujitsu 100GB 4200rpm reports from 40~56

 

Honestly there is nothing wrong with your pc. Different pcs have different cooling. Asus models pretty much have HDS that run hot. they do in the w3 v series. its common.

 

Have not done that recently but the few times i paid attention to hdd temps i found hitachi, seagte and fuji reached 60c give or take a few under full load. Didnt matter the rpms. 5400 and 7200 alike. I prolly should test newer drives but when people say 7200 is hotter i tend to imagine they mean a few degrees at most. WD thus far makes the coolest drives i have seen. Dont worry its not overheating.

 

OK, thanks everyone for your responses. =)