- Samsung 160GB disk temperature
- Posted by AB on January 22nd, 2004
My new Samsung SP1614N disk feels hot. Is there a utility that can
tell me its temperature? I couldn't find one on the Samsung site.
What is the rated temperature for this disk - anyone know? I have read
specs for other disks that give 55 or 60 deg C as the max ambient
temperature. What about the temp of the drive itself?
Are HD fans necessary or a good idea?
- Posted by Alex Marsden on January 22nd, 2004
'speed fan' will read temps as will 'motherboard monitor'. google both of
them.
Alex
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- Posted by S.Heenan on January 22nd, 2004
AB wrote:
Aida32 ver3.90 Enterprise from www.Aida32.hu
Run it. Choose Storage|SMART| You should be able to see temperature and
other SMART parameters.
At least one 80mm intake fan in the front bottom is a good idea. Roughly
match exhaust airflow with intake.
- Posted by Arno Wagner on January 22nd, 2004
Previously AB <rh.gg1@bigfoot.com> wrote:
Definitely not! That is the max disk temperature. To ensure that it
is not exceeded, you need ambient temperature significantly lower.
How much depends on airflow.
Not always necessary, but often a good idea. I recently had a look
at some passive HDD coolers. Zalman makes one with heatpipes that
cools reasonably well and is not too expensive:
http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/zm2hc1.htm
However it will need a 5.25" slot. If you have a single drive
in a 3.5" hdd cage, the cage will often be cooler enough.
For two or more drives I would advise a fan. For one drive
a fan does not hurt.
IMO the best 80mm fans for front-fan usage, e.g. in Chieftec cases,
is the Papst 8412 N/2GLE (make sure of the last E). Very quiet
and very reliable. More expensive than others though.
Arno
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- Posted by Rod Speed on January 22nd, 2004
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Yes, speedfan can do that.
Correct, they dont have one.
55C http://www.samsung.com/Products/Hard...SP1604N_sp.htm
Not specified but if the drive temp is close to that 55 or below, its fine.
Depends on the circumstances. If you have a number
of drives mounted adjacent with no spare slot between
them, they can make a big difference to the drive temp.
Yes, IF the drive is getting too hot.
- Posted by Jim James on January 23rd, 2004
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That varys with the drive manufacturer. Some do
specify the max ambient temp, not the drive temp.
Only if the manufacturer specifys a maximum drive temp.
Really depends on how hot the drive actually gets.
It can hurt the ears.
And a fan many not even be necessary at all.
- Posted by CSS on January 23rd, 2004
DiskCheck by PassMark
http://www.passmark.com/download/index.htm
tells me my Samsung 1604N runs at 35C
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- Posted by AB on January 26th, 2004
Thanks for all the info. I now have a new case, with an intake fan
blowing on the drive, and a space between the 2 HDs - couldn't do that
in the old case. Passmark DiskCheckup says it's running at 32C, so no
problems.
DiskCheckup doesn't tell me the temperature of the old 6GB Maxtor
though - I wonder why.
cheers
- Posted by Rod Speed on January 27th, 2004
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Because the SMART temperature sensor came rather late to SMART.
Its only quite recently been added to WD drives.
