Hi Gary, Guys,
On Wednesday 31 May 2006 18:56, Gary Funck Scribbled:
> As a geneeral rule, HDD's should operate below 40C,
> and 30C is better than 40C. There's a rule of thumb
> that says for every 10C above 40C the reliability
> (MTBF) drops by half. Same thing goes for CPU's,
> though you can move the red line higher to 50C.
> If you can manage to keep your HDD's close to 30C and
> your cpu's close to 40C, you're doing fine. And even
> if the temps are within range, air flow matters,
> because it prevents hot spots.
FWIW My SCSI drives run continuously at about 32-35C !
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