Hard Drive temps

[Hatchet4015]

Hello,

I just got done building a new computer for my friend. When I ran SpeedFan, I got the following temps:

CPU: 39°C
Mobo: 38°C
HD: 62°C

How is his hard drive running at 62°C? Is this a hard drive malfunction, does he need a fan blowing on it, or does it just naturally run hot? Also, I believe the side of the case (Antec Sonata II) was off at the time. Also, this is the hard drive Western Digital Caviar SE 120GB.

Any suggestions?

 

[Unknown-One]

I've never, EVER, seen a drive break 50c and live for a very long...the temp sensor is probobly busted...still, put a fan on it.

 

[unhappy_mage]

Touch the drive. If it's 62 C you'll know right away. Odds are, though, the temp sensor is reading it completely wrong.

 

[Hatchet4015]

I touched the top of it and it didn't seem too hot.

 

[Hatchet4015]

Update: When the computer is first turned on, it starts at about 38°C. After about 10 minutes, it shoots up to about 50°C. The senor seems to be working, but is it possible it's off by about 15°C?

 

[Rykoro]

Update: When the computer is first turned on, it starts at about 38°C. After about 10 minutes, it shoots up to about 50°C. The senor seems to be working, but is it possible it's off by about 15°C?

Thats possable.

As long as you can hold your hand on the drive then you will be fine, likely a bad temp sensor.