HD temps

[Rydawg5143]

What are safe levels for a hard drive. I started folding and the gpu makes the temps in the case go up. About 32 C is the highest.

 

[SmokeRngs]

That temp is nothing to worry about. The drives in my main system are currently running 37C-39C with an ambient temp of 83F and I'm not worried one little bit.

 

[InvisiBill]

32°C is 89°F (because that's the current temp of my 6401AALS). That's well within acceptable, as many PCs run in ambient temperatures higher than that.

 

[Yoda4561]

32C case temperature or actual hard drive temps? Most hard drives are in their ideal operating zone between 20 and 50C(drive temp). I think most manufacturers spec 55C as max drive temperature. According to google's hard drive statistics drives that are too cold are less reliable than drives that run a bit too warm, unless it's excessive.

 

[skyline889]

My drive temps range from 35-43c, unless you're hitting high 40s, there's no real reason to worry.

 

[DonDon]

In the Google drive study from last year, temp was a non factor in hard drive failure. Other than the coolest drives that had a modest spike in failures.

Don

 

[PC_User]

Drives can work fine with temps of around 50-60*C, although its certainly nice to keep them cooler. They do need to be a bit warm though, so its not wise to keep them at sub-zero temps either. 30's and 40's are normal temps.