?? On HDD Heater Unplugged

Searched but found no results to my thoughts. Has anybody ever NOT plugged in the heater connector? If so, did you get any error codes or such?

My reasoning is this. I am really never in a cold enough climate for the heater to come on. Also with me using a SSD which we all know has no mechanical bearings that need to be warmed up, it is basically acting as another layer of a heating blanket. The cooler the SSD can run the better I figured....

 

I always figured that some of the material that made up the HD heater was conductive so in turn it would also wick heat away from the HD when not active.

Heat travels to cool

 

Recently I've had a HUGE shortage of heaters for CF-29's and we've been selling the 25 some odd CF-29's at a discounted price disclosing that the heaters are not there and the machines work just spiffy

 

The heater, when it operates, draws less current than the laptop does while it's running. So, for the time it's working, you lose nothing except the 1-3 minutes of runtime expended until it gets the HDD up to temperature. SSDs do not like to be operated much below 0°, so no reason not to leave it in there. That way you don't lose it when it's time to trade up your ToughBook.

mnem
Why does everybody worry about the BLEEP!ing heater...?

 

I'm not worried about the stinkin heater! I figure it's another blanket wrapped
around something I am trying to keep cool.

After I had left buying some new toys at Buytough.com it had my mind working, that's all.

 

Nahhh... doesn't work that way. It's metal; in fact, one of the most thermally conductive metals there is. If there is a blanket in there, it's gonna be the gel/foam shock liner. Remember, Panasonic designs these things to keep working in Iraq. Even Texas heat isn't a reasonable comparison to that. I know... heeeearghhhhhh.

mnem
It's so hot, the dogs are sticking to the sidewalk...

 

Hot Dog !

 

I know all about the Texas heat Grew up in the Houston humidity!