Harddrive temps

[YoMoma]

Twice recently my alarm for a temp senser has gone off. This sensor is hooked to my harddrive. It is showing 194 degrees. Touched the drive and the top doesnt feel all that warm and the bottom is hotter but not sure if it feels like 194 degrees. The sensor is connected correctly.
Do harddrives do this sort of thing when they get older? Mine is 2 years old.

 

[drescherjm]

Use smart to get the actual temperature. The sensor is bad / out of calibration. 194F would obviously burn your hand.

 

[graysky]

Use smart to get the actual temperature. The sensor is bad / out of calibration. 194F would obviously burn your hand.

+1
What does the sensor read if you unhook it and just let it dangle in mid-air?

 

[YoMoma]

Still shows 194 degrees, after being unhook a couple of hours.

 

[drescherjm]

Broken sensor ignore it..

 

[OmegaAvenger]

That would be roughly 90 Celcius. Even a hard drive with no airflow over it should be able to get that hot. it has to be broken. That HDD would be able to boil water on contact most likely if it were that hot.