SSD normal operating temperature

[aiday]

I've just installed my first SSD, which happens to be an OCZ Agility 3 60 Gb. According to two of my apps, this is running at a constant 128 degrees C, which worries me one heck of a lot, given that my WD drives in the same system run at between 25 and 40 degress C, depending on load.

Please can someone tell me if this is a normal temperature at which an SSD would be expected to work, as I've seen posts on other forums about SSD life being related to temperature ...

Thanks in advance,
Ro

 

[skyripper]

Its a bug in the OCZ drives. Not even sure there is a temp sensor on their SSDs. Theres a utility on their site (google ocz forums) where you can set the temperature to something that doesnt cause your hardware monitoring to go nuts.

 

[aiday]

Thanks very much for the quick reply. I found this message on their forum, which explains that there is no sensor on the 3 series drives, and the value "128" is meant to represent "no sensor present" -

http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/f...9-Temperature-fix-for-Vertex3-Agility3-Solid3

It seems like the monitoring apps need to be a bit more intelligent ...

thanks again,
Ro