WD Caviar 500 overheating

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Stoly

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Is overheating a common problem with WD Caviar 500 SE?

2 out of my 3 drives overheat. They start having read/write errors and eventually shutdown.
 
Yeah, you probably want to start looking for replacements unless, of course, the environment they're in sucks.
 
rflcptr said:
Yeah, you probably want to start looking for replacements unless, of course, the environment they're in sucks.
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Fortunately they work well for about 20 minutes, so I was able to recover everything I needed.

I've been using WD drives for years, never had a problem until now.
 
idle or working make no difference, they do last longer when idle.

I don't know the temperature, but the pcb is "finger burning" to the touch.
 
Give the hard drives more airflow and a better thermal environment. Are you not already doing this?
 
Stoly said:
Is overheating a common problem with WD Caviar 500 SE?

2 out of my 3 drives overheat. They start having read/write errors and eventually shutdown.
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What does SMART info report about temps and reallocated clusters?
 
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