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    Clevo w350et 2nd HDD temps

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Werf13, Nov 27, 2012.

  1. Werf13

    Werf13 Newbie

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    Hi, today I received my new Crucial M4 128gb, i installed it in the 1st HDD bay and then I moved the WDB 500gb to the 2nd bay.

    A few minutes ago I noticed that the temps of the WD were around 60-65º in idle, but when I play and the fan turns on, the temps drops 50º.

    I should be worried?

    I don't have optical drive, so i can put it in the 3rd slot.

    Sorry for my bad english :(
     
    Werf13, Nov 27, 2012
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  2. jaybee83

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    wow, those temps are alarmingly high for an HDD! it should definitely stay below 50°C, if not below 40°C for prolonged periods of time! otherwise ull drastically shorten its life span.

    did u have those kinda temps before, when it was in the main HDD bay? also, have u run and checked tools like crystaldiskmark? do they show any particular errors or "off" values for any of the S.M.A.R.T. attributes?

    cheers
     
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  3. Werf13

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    In the main bay temps doesn't exceed 50º, now i connected this hdd in the 3rd bay and temps are about 37º.

    I tried with another HDD in the 2nd bay and now it's at 67º :eek:
     
    Werf13, Nov 28, 2012
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  4. Support.3@XOTIC PC

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    It could be just the sensor or software, which program are you using for temps. The temps seem too high to be accurate especially for a SSD.
     
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  5. Werf13

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    Aida64 and CrystalDiskMark,

    SSD is fine, in the fist bay. The problem comes when I put any hard drive in the second bay.

    Maybe i could try to put the ssd in the second bay and the others 2 hdd in 1 and 3 bay
     
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    as long as theyre all sata 3 and thus dont restrict the ssd in its perf u can go ahead and try that :)

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Nov 28, 2012
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    I can confirm, on my w370et, temps in the 2-nd bay (near the CPU heatsink) it gets hot down there.
    Im reading 61'C right now.

    Im gonna move my HDD to my empty HDD caddy slot, first thing when I come home.
    Then im gonna monitor the temps...
     
    b0b1man, Nov 28, 2012
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    Breakthrough! I moved the HDD into the caddy slot :D
    Now, the temps currently are 24'C in the hard drive!!!
    This is more than 2x less than what I got 3 hours ago, with the 61'C readings in the secondary slot!

    I found the reason for this terrible heat. 2 reasons actually:
    1.) the PCH is right under the secondary HDD slot, lol :D its like putting your hard drive on a hot-plate xD
    2.) the CPU heatsink is also too close (we are talking about the hottest part of it, mainly the upper plating over the CPU)

    Not even with a dedicated HDD fan will you be able to lower the temps there enough, in order to save your HDD from frying slowly over time.
    Well, I solved the problem by moving it to my HDD caddy (lucky that I didnt buy a second HDD, so my caddy was free, lol!)
    Now my HDD is safe and sound, no terrible meltdown anymore in sight. ;)
     
    b0b1man, Nov 28, 2012
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  9. Werf13

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    What i figured, i moved the 2nd HDD to the 3rd sata slot (i didn't bought an optical drive) and now the HDD and the laptop are much more cooler than yesterday.
    I don't know how they came to put the pch under the secondary HDD slot, that was a terrible decision lol.

    Thanks to all for the responses, at least now i know that aren't problem of my laptop
     
    Werf13, Nov 28, 2012
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    Interesting. Glad to know the third SATA came in handy with your setup. :thumbsup:
     
    Prostar Computer, Nov 28, 2012
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