attaching temperature probe to HD

[robman_rob]

where would be a good place to attach it for a reasonable measure of temperature and how would i go about attaching it?

I was thinking the top, and electrical tape.

btw only because i can't seem to read any temperatures from hds in vista. and i got some temperature probes lying around.

 

[thrawn86]

I'd concentrate on getting your SMART sensors working. sticking a probe on the exterior of the HD case is going to be darn near worthless. Would you stick a probe on top of your heatsink to measure cpu temp?

either way, keep them reasonably cool and they'll be fine. If you're going OCD over 1C deltas on your hard drives the way some people obsess over millivolts on their cpu, then you need a new hobby.

to answer your question though: thermal epoxy, dried while clamped in a vice. this will ensure maximum contact

 

[robman_rob]

Well I sometimes want to know its temperature. But there isn't any program i could find that shows HD temps in vista. Do you know of any? All mine don't work, and SMART is enabled. It worked in XP.

Everest
Speedfan
HD tach
HDD Pro

 

[NKDietrich]

No way of getting an accurate reading using aftermarket probes, sorry. But Speedfan worked for me... unless I'm thinking of another program. I had one called DriveChecker or something installed at one point.