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    HDD at 58 C while gaming!!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Cataclysm, Jul 14, 2007.

  1. Cataclysm

    Cataclysm Notebook Geek

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    Holy moses! I never knew how hot my comp was until I just recently downloaded a program to monitor temps. After formatting my comp a while ago there are 3 drivers that are missing. I dont know what they are or what they do, but I think one of them might control fans... I have a Dell E1505. IDK im sick and tired right now so this post might not make much sense... sorry...
     
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    Minger Notebook Consultant

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    58c doesnt sound too hot to me.
     
  4. SideSwipe

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    hdd's max accepted limit is 55C
     
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    hmm guess my cpu tems and things have me thinking on a different scale. I dont even know what my hdd temps are in my notebook.
     
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    Sounds like you might have a Hitachi like me, but in doing some research I learned it varies by manufacturer and model. So not correct. Cataclysm check out your make and model. I found a Seagate did 65c manufacturer's specs. :eek:
     
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    hmmm well my seagates had 55C in the manufacturer spec and yeah it does differ but that should be a good midpoint for every drive
     
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    yeah wat i meant was a good midpoint for figuring out its max temp

    35-50 should be normal operating temps
     
  10. John Ratsey

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    HDD temperature is influenced by both the HDD make / type (see the Tom's Hardware 2.5" HDD charts for power consumption) and the design of the notebook. I once had a Dell I8000 in which the HDD was almost on top of the CPU. The HDD temperature regularly went over 60C. The Asus W3 series also likes to keep its HDD on the warm side of comfortable.

    I would get worried by sustained HDD operation at close to the recommended limit. If you have one of the more power-hungry HDDs then you may want to plan a replacement by something more efficient within a year in case the HDD starts to suffer from the heat.

    John
     
  11. lupin..the..3rd

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    What, are you NUTS? :eek:

    The MTBF of a hard drive is HALVED when running at 50C vs. 40C. Once you get well above 50C, you're in hard-drive-killing territory.

    58C is frightening. I hope you make regular backups of your data.
     
  12. Cataclysm

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    its a fujitsu.
     
  13. John Ratsey

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    Fujitsu are normally among the coolest HDDs. Maybe it is your computer which is cooking the HDD. Are there any heat-generating components near to the HDD?

    John
     
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    What Fujitsu do you have? Model # and size speed.