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    Seagate 7200 drive running hot??

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Fishy, May 24, 2009.

  1. Fishy

    Fishy Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi there I recently put my Seagate 7200.3 320 Hard drive into my Asus Eee1000HA. It is seriously fast and with HDTune I got an average of 80mbps.!
    One thing I am very concerned about is it temperature. It ranges from a minimum of 51'C to 57'C..! I have seen that the stated "max" operating temperature for the drive is 60'c and its not far from that.. :eek:

    Do any of you guys have experience with these drives and/or have a similar setup with your netbook.?? What sort of temps are you getting??
     
    Fishy, May 24, 2009
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  2. Fishy

    Fishy Notebook Evangelist

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    And whats this Hdd vent mod iv seen mentioned on other forums..! Any advice on keeping my hdd cool are much appreciated!!
     
    Fishy, May 24, 2009
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  3. boypogi

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    you're putting a 7200rpm hdd in a netbook... expect some heat
     
    boypogi, May 24, 2009
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  4. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I think netbooks don't have a fan - or am I wrong?

    The laptop fan not only cools th processor but also the HDD.


    The only thing I could think of is putting the nebook on a laptop cooler.
     
    DetlevCM, May 24, 2009
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  5. Phil

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    I think you're unlucky with 7200.3 sample.

    My WD1600BEKT stays at 40C. Although that is the one platter version.
     
    Phil, May 24, 2009
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  6. Fishy

    Fishy Notebook Evangelist

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    The Asus Eee does have a fan and the drive isnt defective. It ran BELOW 40degrees when it was in my other laptop. Usually around 38'c.
    More importantly what I was asking was how does it affect a HDD when it is constantly running at 55'C..??
     
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  7. DetlevCM

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    Not necessarily, but possibly increased probability of failure.
     
    DetlevCM, May 24, 2009
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  8. Phil

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    As far as I know 55 is no problem. 60 is.
     
    Phil, May 24, 2009
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  9. trieudoahong

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    You use a 7200rpm HDD in a netbook. But i think a net book only have 1 small fan.
     
    trieudoahong, May 25, 2009
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  10. -L1GHTGAM3R-

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    yeah a 7200 rpm harddrive mostly run hot..........especially in a small confined space were heat is not easily dispersed makes it difficult for the netbook to cool
     
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    yea, its a lot smaller than a 15.4 housing so considerably more heat is generated... less fans can't be any good either.
     
    bestbacon, May 26, 2009
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    7200.3 is overheating in sager np8662, 15.4 notebook!
    i think there's something wrong with this hard drive model.
     
    CuriousN, May 26, 2009
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