Re: Computer Temperature

From: Arno Wagner <me@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 14 Aug 2005 02:10:49 GMT

Previously Andy <kanadaiy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Arno,

> "Arno Wagner" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3m4jd4F15gt2qU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Previously Andy <kanadaiy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Well, besides shock, heat is still the number one HDD killer.
>> Maxtor says 5C...55C with no impact on ARR (i.e. warranty claims)
>> and up to 60C with "acceptable" impact, whatever that means.
>> If you intend to operate your drives longer than the warranty
>> period, staying well below the 55C most of the time and
>> never exceeding it may be a good idea.

> Would the above temperature values refer to the Current System Temperature
> (40 C in my case) as shown by the CMOS Setup Utility?

No, the disk will definitely be warmer. The system temperature
is sort of the mainboard temperature.

Under Linux you can use hddtemp to find out about the disk
temperature. Under Linux and Windows you can try the smartmontools,
they list the temperature-field and usually get it right too.

Arno

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