Re: Low power/heat laptop HD?

Neil Maxwell <neil.maxwell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote

> I've got an old Dell 5000e that I'm trying to squeeze another year of
> life out of. I replaced the old 4200 rpm HD with a Seagate Momentus
> 40G 5400 rpm a year ago, which failed and was replace with a Toshiba
> 40G 5400 rpm drive a few months back, which then failed and was
> replaced with the warranty Seagate replacement.

> It looks like the Dell is having trouble handling the extra heat from these
> HDs

Yeah, lousy design, they run the hard drives right on
the edge of what the hard drive manufacturer allows
with the low end Dell craptops, and that kills drives.

> (I keep the cooling fan and vents clean), so I'm looking
> for a lower-power HD to stick in there and see if it helps.

It doesnt really, the problem is that they still get very hot.

> I imagine any 4200 rpm drive would help, but is there
> a particularly low-power and reliable laptop HD?

They all get much too hot.


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