On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 13:33:28 +0200, you wrote:
>> remembering the 286 experience I moved the Hdd to the top of the case and
>> mounted it on 5.5" - 3.5" adaptor brackets and fitted a case fan intake to
>> the
>> side panel for more cool air?
>>
>> Ok for about 6 weeks and then the other day - without warning it rebooted and
>> announced "NON SYSTEM DISK"
>>
>> I removed the plastic blanking plates and felt the Hdd - boy Oh boy was it
>> HOT
>> HOT HOT. After a 5 min wait with my hand soaking the heat I rebooted and
>> all is
>> OK (didn't replace the covers).
>>
>> Now the Hdd get dammed hot after only 3 - 5 min's of operation and stays
>> quite
>> hot - at least 40C possibly 55C (I can barely keep my hand on it and is
>> slightly
>> cooler than my hot water supply which is set @ 55C.
>>
>> Is there something wrong with the Hdd or what?
>
>Hi Hugh
>
>I've got a big Acer Laptop - Aspire 1710 - which has serious cooling
>problems here in SW Spain - ambient temps of 38° to 42° in the
>afternoon. I manage to keep the HDD below 40° by sitting the laptop on
>a 2 fan Lapcool unit. Additionally I removed the perforated casing
>cover sited beneath the HDD and attached a 12v 8cm case fan to blow
>outside air directly onto the HDD. I had words with Seagate about
>operating temps and they said 40° was OK and that the danger zone
>begins at 50°.
>My only problem now is the racket of about 5 different fans!
>
Hi. Never had that problem this summer in Alicante with my Acer when it was
around 40C in July. However, that is not the problem as my other 3 machines run
more Hdd's and are more enclosed under desks etc. and with less "cooling" fans.
In fact one case is an OLD HP case with a 400W PS with 3 drives and no fans
except for the PS fan and never had a problem it appears it's just this drive.
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