Thanks, Roy, Robert;
I'm currently running this machine with the cover off, and so happened to
notice the temperature for the first time; glad to know that high-ish
temperatures are normal. I'll try to get a temperature reading, and see if
I'm anywhere near 55 degrees.
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"Robert Winstanley" <rwinstanley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> __/ On Sunday 28 August 2005 18:47, [Philip Herlihy] wrote : \__
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>> If you cannot fry eggs on your hard-drive, you know something has gone
>> amiss
>> and your hard-drive does not perform properly. Hard-drives should be able
>> to endure high temperatures unlike processors that can melt if you do not
>> provide them with a functional fan.
>>
>> I remember quite well that my friend could not even /touch/ his
>> hard-drives.
>> He has this arrangement whereby he shelves the hard-drives, sliding them
>> in
>> and out depending on who uses the machine. I have never heard of an
>> overheated hard-drive, but I have seen a hard-drive explode... I was
>> about
>> 14 when I mistakenly did this... never mess with the screws while the
>> hard-drive is spinning. Smoke of death...
>>
>> Roy
>>
>> --
>> Roy S. Schestowitz UNIX: Because a PC is a terrible thing to waste
>> http://Schestowitz.com
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> Interesting, the max temperature for Maxtor drives is 55 deg C above which
> data loss can occur.
>
> THe following URL gives some interesting thoughts about cooling etc
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8nj8x
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