On Thu, 2003-07-17 at 06:01, Tom Brinkman wrote: > On Wednesday July 16 2003 08:14 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: > > > [root /tom] $ hddtemp /dev/hd[ab] > > > /dev/hda: Maxtor 6Y080L0: 67�C > > > /dev/hdb: MAXTOR 6L040J2: 47�C > > > > > > I don't know whether to believe this output or not. They're > > > good performing HDD's, not a hint of problem. Jeez, I could > > > proly use the 80gig for cookin breakfast too (?) > > > > First off I'm willing to bet that hda is above (physically) hdb. > > Heat rises so ... > > No, hda is the bottom drive an the drives are well separated. I > believe the 67� is likely bogus. hda is no hotter to the touch than > hdb.
some drives just return bogus temperature info -- I've seen that people are working on it IIRC, but don't press me for details :-) For instance though: Jul 17 06:05:10 chupacabra smartd[784]: Device: /dev/hda, SMART Usage Attribute: 194 Temperature_Celsius changed from 161 to 148 Jul 17 06:35:29 chupacabra smartd[784]: Device: /dev/hda, SMART Usage Attribute: 194 Temperature_Celsius changed from 148 to 157 This is a laptop drive sitting under maybe 1/2 inch of plastic, shock absorption material, and my left hand. I'd know if it was really 322 degrees Fahrenheit. -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
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