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Hi, I just installed a brand new Seagate Baracuda HDD (Serial-ATA, 320 GB, 16 MB cache) and I think that it is overheating - its temperature reaches 52 degrees Celsius while formatting and stays at 47-48 Celsius even when it is not being used by the OS.
Is this normal?
I understand that the bigger the volume of a HDD, the hotter it will go but is 52 degrees normal?
If not, should I return the HDD and look for a better one or do all big HDDs overheat that much?And last but not least: what is a dangerous temperature for a HDD? my monitoring program (HDD Thermometer) makes a warning sound and switches to red indicator when the themperature goes over 50 degrees.
Is this the critical degree?My other HDD is an ancient 20 GB Samsung (5400 RPM) and it barely reaches 36 degrees Celsus.
Thanks!
I just checked my WD SATA II 250GB and the temperature is 40C. I have a full tower and don't generally have any heat related issues.
I smaller case requires more care in regard to cooling. Is the drive located in the lower section of the case? Do you have a rear discharge fan besides the PSU?
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The case is completely open.
It's just a frame that holds my drives in place.
It's not closed on any side.
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That really isn't the best method for cooling. A properly designed case pulls fresh air into the case at the lower front and exhausts out the rear from the PSU fan and any rear case fans. Any air movement you have is either random or actually harmful. There is no air movement over the drives or MBoard.
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^ I do understand all this but this does not change the fact that my new drive goes over 52 degrees while my old drive stays completely cool.
Do you think that any drive will go over 52 degrees if put in an open case?
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Your old drive was a 5400RPM. New drive is 7200RPM. Also probably has more platters.
Maybe Seagate drives run hotter. I can't say. The last Seagate I had was a 1GB unit. As I said above, my 7200RPM 250GB Western Digital SATA II drive is running at 40C.
What are the system and CPU temps?
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Well, where are you getting the HD temps from. That same program should have the other temps. If not, download Speedfan and it should give you the temps and more. Get it below.
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^ I meant, I don't know if Seagate normally run hotter. Hopefully someone with a Seagate HDD will see this topic and will answer.
Regarding the CPU and MB temps - I am using the program "HDD Thermometer". It monitors and reports only the temperature of the Hard Drive.
I will install that Speedfan application and will post the results here.
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