Hot C drive

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Does anyone know if dual-core chips (in my case an AMD) or Windows XP x64 or
both tend to cause the main drive (C:) to run hot?

I have a Western Digital SATA drive which I can easily get above 55 degrees
C, according to the HD Tune utility. The utility's web site also says drives
shouldn't be running above 50 degrees, and 60 degrees would be a big
problem. I have know way of know if that's true (unless I get the drive past
60 and see if I smell smoke).

I'm just wondering if either the OS or the dual-core could be a culprit
based on anyone else's experience.

I have another SATA drive (a Maxtor) on the same machine that does not have
this problem (but I haven't tried making it the C: drive yet).
 
Does anyone know if dual-core chips (in my case an AMD) or Windows XP x64
or both tend to cause the main drive (C:) to run hot?

I have a Western Digital SATA drive which I can easily get above 55
degrees C, according to the HD Tune utility. The utility's web site also
says drives shouldn't be running above 50 degrees, and 60 degrees would be
a big problem. I have know way of know if that's true (unless I get the
drive past 60 and see if I smell smoke).

I'm just wondering if either the OS or the dual-core could be a culprit
based on anyone else's experience.

I have another SATA drive (a Maxtor) on the same machine that does not
have this problem (but I haven't tried making it the C: drive yet).
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Is there a lot of drive activity? Unless you are doing a lot of random
seeks the drive shouldn't be running that hot. Your problem may simply be
a lack of airflow over the drive, if you don't have a fan in front of the
drive cage you should add one.
 
Does anyone know if dual-core chips (in my case an AMD) or Windows XP x64 or
both tend to cause the main drive (C:) to run hot?
No.


I have a Western Digital SATA drive which I can easily get above 55 degrees
C, according to the HD Tune utility. The utility's web site also says drives
shouldn't be running above 50 degrees, and 60 degrees would be a big
problem. I have know way of know if that's true (unless I get the drive past
60 and see if I smell smoke).
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IS it really running hot? Too hot to touch? I've seen reports of WD SATA
drives 'reading' hotter than they actually are.

Have you got any air flow going over the drive?
I'm just wondering if either the OS or the dual-core could be a culprit
based on anyone else's experience.

I have another SATA drive (a Maxtor) on the same machine that does not have
this problem (but I haven't tried making it the C: drive yet).
Click to expand...

Bill
 
IS it really running hot? Too hot to touch? I've seen reports of WD SATA
drives 'reading' hotter than they actually are.
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All I can do is go by what HD Tune tells me. I took the machine apart, but
this was after it had been off for a few minutes. Drive didn't seem hot
then.
I hope you're right about WD readings being off.
Have you got any air flow going over the drive?
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I'm working on that now.
 
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