Hard Drive Temperatures

[Subliminal Aura]

I can't touch the side of my drive cage so am I tinkering on the edge of failure...

Some of my disks run cool at 44C but most are idling at 57C is this safe ?

root gw:~/tmp/hddtemp-0.3-beta15> hddtemp /dev/hdb
/dev/hdb: ST3300831A: 57�C
root gw:~/tmp/hddtemp-0.3-beta15> hddtemp /dev/hdc
/dev/hdc: ST3160023A: 58�C
root gw:~/tmp/hddtemp-0.3-beta15> hddtemp /dev/hdd
/dev/hdd: Maxtor 6L300R0: 56�C
root gw:~/tmp/hddtemp-0.3-beta15> hddtemp /dev/hde
/dev/hde: ST3120024A: 56�C
root gw:~/tmp/hddtemp-0.3-beta15> hddtemp /dev/hdf
/dev/hdf: ST3200822A: 44�C
root gw:~/tmp/hddtemp-0.3-beta15> hddtemp /dev/hdg
WARNING: Drive /dev/hdg doesn't appear in the database of supported drives
WARNING: But using a common value, it reports something.
WARNING: Note that the temperature shown could be wrong.
WARNING: See --help, --debug and --drivebase options.
WARNING: And don't forget you can add your drive to hddtemp.db
/dev/hdg: WDC WD1600BB-00FTA0: 53�C or �F
root gw:~/tmp/hddtemp-0.3-beta15> hddtemp /dev/hdh
WARNING: Drive /dev/hdh doesn't appear in the database of supported drives
WARNING: But using a common value, it reports something.
WARNING: Note that the temperature shown could be wrong.
WARNING: See --help, --debug and --drivebase options.
WARNING: And don't forget you can add your drive to hddtemp.db
/dev/hdh: Maxtor 6G160P0: 44�C or �F

 

[Subliminal Aura]

Oops now that the machine has been up for a bit temps are approaching 60C


root gw:~> hddtemp /dev/hdb
/dev/hdb: ST3300831A: 60�C
root gw:~> hddtemp /dev/hdc
/dev/hdc: ST3160023A: 58�C
root gw:~> hddtemp /dev/hdd
/dev/hdd: Maxtor 6L300R0: 56�C
root gw:~> hddtemp /dev/hde
/dev/hde: ST3120024A: 57�C
root gw:~> hddtemp /dev/hdf
/dev/hdf: ST3200822A: 46�C

 

[Subliminal Aura]

Can`t you fit a fan to blow over the HDD`s?
personally i don`t like the idea of my precious hdd`s and their data running over 45oC
but that is just me.cooler the better imho

Indeed looks like I'm going to have to.

I just checked some hd temps in a datacentre machine : 25C No wonder its been up for 5 years.

In the meantime I have instructed the drive to spin down when not in use as its a fileserve. Might just have to get a server case or something in the near future as its pretty crammed in there for additional cooling.

 

[Subliminal Aura]

can you fit one of these?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-061-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29
i got 1 for a project i am doing .gonna fit 3 sata 500gigers and power them in an old AT case with psu(need more storage and wanted an external solution)
oly had to buy the hdd as i had all the rest.

Good idea time to break this server into 2 cases and use some cooling.

I guess you'll have to link the PSUs with the wire trick (this would assume that both PSUs are ATX)