Interesting Article by Google on HDD Failures

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MagicMan84

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You think cooling your new expensive drives are prolonging their life? Think again...

Having too cool of an HDD dramatically decreases its lifespan. :eek:

The sweet-spot seems to be between 32 - 45c

GoogleLabs HDD Article
 
Damn, this news is impressive! If only the internets had found out about it over 2 years ago when it was published... :p
 
It was posted here is Front Page News on 2-19-2007. Old news is old.

Google Hard Drive Study thread by Steve. He links to an Engaget article that had the exact same PDF. Engaget got it from Slashdot.
 
MagicMan84 said:
You think cooling your new expensive drives are prolonging their life? Think again...

Having too cool of an HDD dramatically decreases its lifespan. :eek:

The sweet-spot seems to be between 32 - 45c

GoogleLabs HDD Article
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Your environment still has to be much colder to achieve those drive temperatures. If you have inadequate cooling it's easy to pass 45c inside a case or confined drive area.
 
Ockie said:
Your environment still has to be much colder to achieve those drive temperatures. If you have inadequate cooling it's easy to pass 45c inside a case or confined drive area.
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QFT

I keep my WHS in an extra bedroom.
The AC is set for 72, buts usually around 80 in that room because of the equipment, and my drive temps get around 50-52 this time of year in my norco.
 
Ockie said:
Your environment still has to be much colder to achieve those drive temperatures. If you have inadequate cooling it's easy to pass 45c inside a case or confined drive area.
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It's summer here and the Aircon is not on.

Maybe HDD Tune Pro is not a good tool to measure temps, but I have 3 drives in a Thermaltake M9 case.

Two WD 640GB drives.
One @ 33c the other @ 34c

One WD 1TB Black @ 35c
 
brom42 said:
It was posted here is Front Page News on 2-19-2007. Old news is old.

Google Hard Drive Study thread by Steve. He links to an Engaget article that had the exact same PDF. Engaget got it from Slashdot.
Click to expand...

I didn't realize this was posted here before.

When searching for a 1TB drive and reading numerous post in this forum. I see comments such as "Is my WD 1TB Black too hot?", and "Choose the green version for lower temps = longer life".
 
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