Normal Hard drive Temperatures

Greenlizard0 · 18 Mar 2008 at 20:51

Being that they're next to each other I measured the temp of my 2 non raided hard drives and they came out at 40 degrees centigrade each.

The one on my laptop is rated at 42 degrees. I think that this is normal - though could be cooler?

Cheers for any info offered.

Greenlizard0 · 18 Mar 2008 at 21:47

I have the Zalman heatpipe cooler on all my drives (not the laptop obviously). I think they help with noise - but I'm really starting to doubt the extent of their cooling capacity. It's a pity because they're the cheapest silent cooling solution I could find (little fans are noisy in my opinion).

Greenlizard0 · 18 Mar 2008 at 22:57

Silence is a key factor when I chose the Zalman one - which is why I went for a passive heat pipe cooler rather than one with a fan.

Atm, the only fans I have in my case is a Zalman flower cooler - the PSU (Corsair Modular 620W) and a 25cm side case fan. I'm going for positive pressure within the case to expel air out naturally (if that makes any sense). There are plenty of holes in the back and top for ventilation

It's a pity that there's not much in the way of a range of hard drive coolers - they're only about 4 on OcUK's page.

Greenlizard0 · 18 Mar 2008 at 23:36

ryder said:
Wow your pc must be quiet!

The smart drive 2002c is probably the next best option as far as passive cooling goes, however I seem to remember one review stating that it could in fact increase temps compared to regular conditions.

Have you ran any tests to see what the load temps are for the HD?

Doing it now

Edit - Hmm..51 degrees - and that's with the case open (don't ask). These coolers really aren't that good :/

Greenlizard0 · 25 Mar 2008 at 15:08

I'm thinking of getting three/four of the Antec Hard Drive coolers. Has anybody got one of these?

I'm thinking of getting one of those Japanese hard drive cases, though for nearly fifty pounds (GBP's, sorry I'm on a US keyboard), I'm tempted to make back ups and just RMA the drive if it dies...or buy a new one lol?

Greenlizard0 · 26 Mar 2008 at 10:41

That's what I had thought (tiny fans = loud), though antec's blurb does state that they're adjustable (to what extent I don't know).

I have thought about your first idea too - though I am using a Thermaltake Armour case which has filters on the front of all it's 5.25" bays. The hard drive cage which isn't installed at the moment allows a 120mm fan to be mounted on the front. I am tempted to run this and see what changes in temperature come about, though I'd like to find a 120mm fan that can run quiet first, (less than 19db preferably, or one that can be be adjusted such that it can run that quiet).

Greenlizard0 · 2 Apr 2008 at 04:22

Just like to bump this to see if there are any other thoughts please

Greenlizard0 · 2 Apr 2008 at 15:28

That's the thing I'm quite warey about losing my information, I lost 200GB or so of very personal data in the summer so since then I've got a RAID 1 array (pointless?) and an external back up.

I've just also found that my three pin fan is easily adjustable using Speed fan. Hmm...I already have a 3 cage hard drive that came with my case where a 120mm fan sits on the front...