disk temp. up to 56°C!!!!

[zz2]

I have two maxtor 80gb disks. One is 2 years old and another 1 year. Both are "Maxtor 6Y080L0" models.

Teperature of the old one goes up to 56°C when copying!!!! How bad is that???

Temp. of the newer disk goes only up to 48°C when copying.

Any advices??

 

[EquaLiZr]

thats pretty hot for hard disks

is it hot or very warm when you touch them? im betting those temps are totally off

 

[chrissie]

there are three basic temeperature ranges for electronics equipment, called commercial, 0ºC to 70ºC, the next rage is industrial from -40ºC to +85ºC and military from -55ºC to +115ºC. every consumer electronic should work at least within the commerial range, anything what cannot do that needs to be marked. unless the tempereature exceeds 70ºC, i wouldn't worry too much.

 

[Moto Guzzi]

The cooler the longer it will last. Large companies with centralized EQPT spend millions on cooling, and they cool everything, not just a processor chip.

 

[Stiletto One]

Doesn't sound horrible, but I'd consider putting it somewhere in the case with better cooling.

 

[zz2]

yesterday was very hot outside, but today teperatures dropped (i think it is going to rain)
well I have installed one fan (3000rpm) to cool disks and now temperatures wont go over 40°C.

I dont know if it is because it is colder outside or because of fan but I think that is quite a drop.