Comments on: How to Avoid Hard Drive Overheating http://computerspot.net/how-to-avoid-hard-drive-overheating/ computer tips, computer freaks, computer geeks Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:22:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Pat http://computerspot.net/how-to-avoid-hard-drive-overheating/comment-page-1/#comment-8303 Pat Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:43:02 +0000 http://computerspot.net/?p=466#comment-8303 You mentioned that "The faster hard drives come with speeds of 10,000 RPM, which can make the temperature soar above 70 degrees F." But what if the room temperature is already at 70 degrees Farenheit? The thermometer sensors in my computer say that the hard drive when idle is 115 degrees F. The hard drive runs at 5400 revolutions per minute. My room's temperature is 75 degrees F. My hard drive is still running fine even though the temperature is above 70 degrees F. The SMART diagnostics say that my drive is ok. You mentioned that “The faster hard drives come with speeds of 10,000 RPM, which can make the temperature soar above 70 degrees F.” But what if the room temperature is already at 70 degrees Farenheit? The thermometer sensors in my computer say that the hard drive when idle is 115 degrees F. The hard drive runs at 5400 revolutions per minute. My room’s temperature is 75 degrees F. My hard drive is still running fine even though the temperature is above 70 degrees F. The SMART diagnostics say that my drive is ok.

]]> By: Computer repair in gillingham http://computerspot.net/how-to-avoid-hard-drive-overheating/comment-page-1/#comment-2942 Computer repair in gillingham Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:25:34 +0000 http://computerspot.net/?p=466#comment-2942 Hello I have brought a fan which screws straight onto the hard drive itself and can be a little tricky to mount this into the PC once applied but it does work wonders, the only problem i had with that was you had to clean that more reguarly than your normal fans in the PC because it started making noises, it's only a tiny fan. But my hard drive is still with me today and working wonders, obviously regular maintenace like defrag and cleaning old files out will help maintain the hard drive. too much stuff on the hard drive in a scattered manner will put strain on the hard drive, defragging will help this. Paul Hello

I have brought a fan which screws straight onto the hard drive itself and can be a little tricky to mount this into the PC once applied but it does work wonders, the only problem i had with that was you had to clean that more reguarly than your normal fans in the PC because it started making noises, it’s only a tiny fan.

But my hard drive is still with me today and working wonders, obviously regular maintenace like defrag and cleaning old files out will help maintain the hard drive. too much stuff on the hard drive in a scattered manner will put strain on the hard drive, defragging will help this.

Paul

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