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Article #204Re: Is this HD on its way out...?
From: kony
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:02
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:02
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On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:27:19 GMT, "dadiOH" <dadiOH@guesswhere.com> wrote: >Kenneth wrote: >> On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:15:20 -0000, "Steven" >> <NOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Just wondering has drive been exposed to high levels of heat? >>> >>> Sorry if its allready been asked but i havent the time the moment >>> to look at all the other posts. >> >> Hi Steve, >> >> Nobody has asked, and, as it turns out, you might be onto >> something... >> >> The system is in an enclosed cabinet that is double vented, >> and has an exhaust fan. >> >> Despite, that, the space is typically around 95F. >> >> That always seemed warm to me, but certainly within the >> range of safe use. > >95 degrees is nothing. 95 degrees is something, because a drive then generates heat and is hotter than 95F. Some drives will overheat just sitting out upside down on a table running. 95F also puts lesser margin on all aspects of system cooling and requires a significantly higher airflow rate. It's quite possible to run a system in 95F environment, but the extra steps to counter this higher ambient temp must be taken. There seems a pretty easy way to check this, get the system out of that cabinet, pull the cover off and point a fan at it then see if the problem is reproduced... though at this point heat "could" have done more damage like wearing out capacitors which cause corruption before the drive gets the data.
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