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womble Posts: 5702 Joined: 3/14/2005 From: Living on the edge Status: offline	HDD temperature - 7/24/2008 11:55:49 This one's a follow-on really from my recent post about my troublesome aging laptop that's been making strange noises. As I think I've mentioned previously, I've noticed recently that parts of the casing seem to get very warm (particularly down the left-hand side for some reason), and that and strange noises more and more are leading me to think that probably all's not well with the cooling fans. I'm bringing forward my planned purchase of a new laptop though and I'll probably order one in the next week or so, yesterday though I installed some software that displays the HDD temp in the system tray so I don't have to go hunting around for it, so I could keep an eye on the temperature. Yesterday it was hovering around 40 degrees most of the day. Today it's gone from 30-35 for the first couple of hours and is now hovering around 38 degrees. Can anyone tell me what the normal/safe HDD for a laptop would be, and should I be overly concerned if it's hovering around 40 degrees? _____________________________ ~~ "A cruel god ain't no god at all" ~~ ~~ Erase hate. Practice love. ~~


caz Posts: 3578 Joined: 10/10/2001 From: Somewhere south of Chester, UK Status: offline	RE: HDD temperature - 7/24/2008 12:37:49 Just had a quick shufti on Google and found this but it really depends on the manufacturer. From here Igot quote: Most laptop computers operate properly in the safe temperature range of 50 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit or 10 to 35 degrees Celsius... Elsewhere someone reduced the temperature by blowing air into the cooling vents which dislodged a whole load of dust and muck - obviously the laptop was not on. _____________________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will dance, or more on your keyboard. Cheshire cat. www.doracat.co.uk I remember when it took less than 4hrs to fly across the Atlantic. (in reply to womble)


BobbyDouglas Posts: 5470 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Arizona Status: offline	RE: HDD temperature - 7/24/2008 14:14:48 Those temps are nothing to worry about. I have drives that run 50+ with zero issues. A drive any higher than 65, might have a cooling problem. Drives are made to withstand 100+ degrees, but that doesn't mean they will run like that forever. Let me know if you need any AV for the laptop, I have a couple licenses for NOD32, BitDefender, and Kaspersky. _____________________________ Arizona Web Design - Mr Bobs Web Design in Arizona The Arizona Web Hosting Challenge (in reply to caz)


womble Posts: 5702 Joined: 3/14/2005 From: Living on the edge Status: offline	RE: HDD temperature - 7/25/2008 5:57:04 Thanks - that's reassuring. It's still getting replaced asap though (probably Novatech Caz, as they do 9 months interest free credit which'll allow me to save up the rest of my pennies ) I did give all the vents and stuff a good clean a few weeks ago (it's amazing what rubbish gets under the keys you find when you get the hoover nozzle on it! ) and I use an Akasa cooling fan thingy with it (stops my legs getting over-heated ) though Novatech do a totally lovely looking one with nice blue lights....mmmmm...... _____________________________ ~~ "A cruel god ain't no god at all" ~~ ~~ Erase hate. Practice love. ~~ (in reply to BobbyDouglas)


caz Posts: 3578 Joined: 10/10/2001 From: Somewhere south of Chester, UK Status: offline	RE: HDD temperature - 7/25/2008 12:32:26 Blue lights, huh? You know you really don't have to buy up everything blue on the planet We just got an LCD TV from Novatech, their own brand, good value and we have reclaimed a massive amount of floor space too. You don't realise just how massive a footprint the old CRT TVs had until they are gone. However watching "28 weeks later" in all it's gory detail was just a little too much for me... _____________________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will dance, or more on your keyboard. Cheshire cat. www.doracat.co.uk I remember when it took less than 4hrs to fly across the Atlantic. (in reply to womble)


womble Posts: 5702 Joined: 3/14/2005 From: Living on the edge Status: offline	RE: HDD temperature - 7/26/2008 4:41:58 quote: ORIGINAL: caz Blue lights, huh? You know you really don't have to buy up everything blue on the planet Nah, I don't buy all of it. I leave some for Taz cos I know he likes his blue stuff as well. _____________________________ ~~ "A cruel god ain't no god at all" ~~ ~~ Erase hate. Practice love. ~~ (in reply to caz)

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