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    HDD temp on FX notebook

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by chillerman625, Apr 12, 2009.

  1. chillerman625

    chillerman625 Notebook Consultant

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    My p7801u has an average temperature of around 50 degrees Celsius, is this normal? I just got it two days ago too.
     
    chillerman625, Apr 12, 2009
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    Odd seems kinda high mine idles at 32c, when gaming it reaches 38c.

    Probably not normal but do you hear any odd sounds when it reaches does temps. Like metal being hit against one another very lightly?
     
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    Idle temperatures are varied in most notebooks. The reasoning behind this is due to their different thermal designs and low-level programming for fans.

    Danger zone (high) temperatures are pretty standard due to manufactures low-level specifications of usage. Danger temps are set to downclock the component such as the CPU or GPU in order to cool the component down enough to prevent overheating

    Here are temperatures for specific components when they enter the danger zone.:

    CPU danger temperature is around 70C
    GPU danger temperature is around 90-95C
    HDD danger temperature is around 60-65C

    Threshold temperatures are also pretty standard once again due to the reasons specified under the danger zone temperatures. These temperatures are the most dangerous to a system, in which permanent hardware damage can be incurred if the user does not remedy the heat issue during which time the user is experiencing temperatures within the danger zone. Systems that have a component that reaches threshold temperatures will usually crash or shutdown when the temperature peaks.

    CPU threshold temperature is around 90-100C
    GPU threshold temperature is around 100-105C
    HDD threshold temperature is varied, but above 65C is bad

    Safe temperatures are temperatures are basically any temperature below the danger zone temperatures. Even a 5C-10C difference is ok as long as it stays below the danger zone temperatures.


    this information was originally posted by member "X2P"
     
    beige, Apr 12, 2009
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  4. Tewka

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    Woow Mine averages about 32c peak 40c. Is it on your lap or is something insulating it?
     
    Tewka, Apr 12, 2009
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    Yeah it's very strange. I wouldn't have noticed it if it wasn't for the heat i feel under my right palm. The rest of my computer (cpu, gpu) is very cool but the HDD is burning up even if I'm just surfing the internet. I leave it on my desk and it's well ventilated. Does anyone else have a temp like mine?
     
    chillerman625, Apr 12, 2009
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    its normal temp for 78xx series laptopsonsider the way hard drive compartment is designed , my gateway p7811fx reaches over 65c+ while playing games.
     
    nomoredell, Apr 12, 2009
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    What temperature are you measuring at 50C? data from a sensor, or directly from the bottom of your PC. You might try using a utility to change the acoustic management setting on the drive/drives to 128 so that its "quieter" and also producing less heat.
     
    tului, Apr 13, 2009
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    Is that with the stock HDD? Do you have two in RAID0?
     
    idiotpilot, Apr 13, 2009
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  9. tului

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    My two scorpio black 320's at 7200RPM are at 45 and 43 degrees right now, running RAID0.
     
    tului, Apr 13, 2009
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    My HDD runs about the same temp too. No raid config, just a single HDD.
     
    oamster, Apr 13, 2009
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    I understand I'm reviving an old thread, but its for a good cause.

    My Gateway P7805u's WD3200BEKT 7200rpm hard drive is running at an average of 50-54 degrees, and the palm rest is quite warm. Can I suspect a problem with the hard drive? I have the laptop elevated about an inch with all vents unobstructed.

    The temps were measured with CPUID Hardware Monitor.(HW Monitor)
     
    d.rivera08, May 15, 2009
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    hard drives at those speed have a tendency to run hot....not really sure how hot. also depending on your ambient temps as well can affect your HD temps
     
    -L1GHTGAM3R-, May 15, 2009
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    Not just for 7811 HDs, I bought a Seagate Momentus 7200.2 for my 6860, and it runs around 45-50c. I have been keeping a cooler under the laptop just for that, because it's scary hot when I take it out.

    Apparently that's still a safe range for the HD, but I don't like that heat percolating up into my laptop - can't be a good thing for any components.

    I've switched to an OCZ Vertex SSD which stays around 27-30c and is much faster once you get it tweaked up, so the heat problem is going away very soon.
     
    wootage, May 17, 2009
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    yeah the SSD run way faster and cooler but are rather expensive but its a good investment towards a laptop....
     
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    Yeah, I said before that my HDD is averaging 50 C before, but now that summer has kicked in the average temp is 54 C now. But w/e, nothin you can do about it.
     
    chillerman625, May 17, 2009
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