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    Western Digital Scorpio Running Super hot

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by aceofspades1217, May 20, 2009.

  1. aceofspades1217

    aceofspades1217 Notebook Geek

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    I have a Western Digital Scorpio 500GB laptop hard drive

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4322423&CatId=2681

    and its been running crazy hot. It idles at about 130 F (54.5C) and it goes up to about 145 (62C) under even the slightest load such as gaming.

    I was backing up some files today to an eSata hard drive and it shot up to 158F (70C) which is supposed to be the absolute maximum operating temperature for a hard drive.

    The rest of my computer is pretty cool with all of the values in the green.

    I mean this is killing me, I can't use my fingerprint scanner ever because the HDD is right under it and it is so darn hot.

    Should I backup and return the hard drive?
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    aceofspades1217, May 20, 2009
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  2. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    Yes I think you should return it.
     
    Phil, May 20, 2009
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  3. mirage_bg

    mirage_bg Notebook Deity

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    If there isn't some mistake with temp program, I would say definitely- YES, return this disk immediately!
     
    mirage_bg, May 20, 2009
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  4. Tinderbox (UK)

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    I have the same hdd and mine is running at 32c after being on for over an hour, you should return it.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), May 20, 2009
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  5. Tinderbox (UK)

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  6. John Ratsey

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    It was rare for my WD500BEVT to exceed 40C.

    However, notebook HDD temperatures do depend on the notebook design and the ambient temperature. The HDD in my Dell inspiron 8000 used to exceed 60C. People said it was the SMART data being read wrongly but I think it was because the HDD was above the CPU. Also, the HDD ran hot in the Asus W3 series, for reasons no one could figure out.

    Are you able to put the previous HDD back in and check its temperature? That may be useful evidence.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, May 20, 2009
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  7. weirdo81622

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    While it's true that the temps of the drive can vary between computers, I'd say 70C for a 5400rpm drive is crazy. You should backup that drive and return it before it dies from heat in 6 months.
     
    weirdo81622, May 20, 2009
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