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March 10, 2012 3:38:20 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Just curious. I recently picked up a system with a 1 TB Western Digital hard drive. This drive puts out a decent amount of heat. Is that normal?

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Reply #1 March 10, 2012 4:03:36 AM
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What temps are you recording ? around 30ºC is normal

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Reply #2 March 10, 2012 4:39:15 AM
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Not sure of the exact temp, I have no program to tell me. Just very hot to the touch.

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Reply #3 March 10, 2012 5:03:42 AM
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Download aida32/aida64, depending on your OS whether its 32 bit or 64 bit. Then you can check sensor section (image posted below to show where)

 

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Reply #4 March 10, 2012 5:19:00 AM
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The trial version of AIDA64 will not allow me to see the hard drive temp. Sorry.

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Reply #5 March 10, 2012 5:31:33 AM
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SpeedFan or CoreTemp - both free (will check for web and proper name on that second)

SpeedFan is http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

Forget the other, it's name is GPU Temp and is only GPU

 

I been using one sporadically called "Crystal Disk Info" Seems to do a complete job of analyzing the disk. http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en Its produced in Japan.

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Reply #6 March 10, 2012 5:39:44 AM
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Speedfan reports the drive is running around 93F. SMART status checks out fine. Is 93F normal? That's hotter than my CPU is running.

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Reply #7 March 10, 2012 5:51:20 AM
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My sick hard drive is running at 40C and regularly passes 55 (but it is a laptop hard drive, so I think they are supposed to run cool)

I just installed it on my very ancient Dell desktop and it is running at 34C

 PS, I edited my original note. (messages got passed I think)

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Reply #8 March 10, 2012 6:08:42 AM
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93ºF is 33ºC so yeah it's a pretty healthy temp.

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Reply #9 March 10, 2012 6:12:15 AM
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Ha... I didn't notice that was Fahrenheit, I'm so used to anything computer being in Celsius. I was thinking yours was running way hot... lol

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Reply #10 March 10, 2012 6:18:35 AM
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K. Thanks. Perhaps I should get a fan for it.

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Reply #11 March 10, 2012 6:32:28 AM
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Quoting kona0197,
reply 6
Speedfan reports the drive is running around 93F

If it's 'F' then that's normal.

If it's 'C' then it's not.

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Reply #12 March 10, 2012 6:56:27 AM
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Fan isn't needed just make sure that the hard drive isn't in an enclosed area where there is little airflow. Also clear out any settled dust it helps a lot

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