I have one very dead fan in my computer, which is why I have an external one that keeps the machine cool. I also have SpeedFan, which measures the temperatures of both the harddrive and the CPU. I'm wondering if there's a magic number that the harddrive shouldn't go over (I'm worried about overheating, and I should be - I've cooked two harddrives with the fan not working properly)
We're talking about a laptop here, so I don't know if it's different from a desktop. I've read that 45 degrees C is the most you want to try, but also that standard harddrives are rated for up to 55 degrees C.
Any other advice? I am looking at replacing the actual fan in the laptop itself, but I don't know what I'll do yet...
FragFighter 3 Junior Poster
lurk 0 Newbie Poster
Just checked my HDD and its 49oC
been like this for days I guess, nothing has happened.
jermaghs07 39 Posting Whiz
Is your laptop stationary most of the time? if so you might look into a cooling pad. it is just a plastic thing with some fans in it that your laptop sits on and i cools very efficiently.
I think the laptop hdd has a lower temperature than the big desktop hdd's
FragFighter 3 Junior Poster
Is your laptop stationary most of the time? if so you might look into a cooling pad. it is just a plastic thing with some fans in it that your laptop sits on and i cools very efficiently.
I think the laptop hdd has a lower temperature than the big desktop hdd's
I have this gimpy home-made cooling pad with one fan that sits directly below where the fan (if it worked) would take in air. I'm just wondering if this is enough, or if I need to bring out the "big guns" and get a couple more fans for it...
28oC at boot up, 34oC in idle, and I've gone up to 42oC (I shut the computer down when it reached that temperature)
lurk 0 Newbie Poster
@jermaghs07
Yeah Ive seen them in shops. My local shop had a pretty slim one for just about $25
@FragFighter
Thanks for the info, very useful! Im now really thinking about buying this kind of cooling system because its not that expensive but does good job.
jermaghs07 39 Posting Whiz
42 C should be fine i think 49C is the max operating temp for laptop hdds.
you can pick up a pretty decent cooling pad at walmart for about $20 and they work great.
FragFighter 3 Junior Poster
Thanks guys, I will probably get a cooling pad, and continue to monitor the temperature, although I'm not so worried about it now :)
jermaghs07 39 Posting Whiz
Im glad we can help.... good luck in your endeavor.
Just make sure you back everything up before you melt another hdd...
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