How hot can my WD 1600 drive run?

[Jim Caldwell]

Have a new WD1600 JB SE 7200 RPM drive. It runs at 50 deg C with current
fan cooling. Is this too high?

 

[Will Dormann]

Have a new WD1600 JB SE 7200 RPM drive. It runs at 50 deg C with current
fan cooling. Is this too high?

Yes. You will definately shorten the drive's lifespan at that temperature.

Try to keep it 45C or below.


-WD

 

[Al Dykes]

Have a new WD1600 JB SE 7200 RPM drive. It runs at 50 deg C with current
fan cooling. Is this too high?

Go to the WD web site and look up the spec sheet for your model.
It will tell you what a conservative perating temp is.

 

[Toshi1873]

Yes. You will definately shorten the drive's lifespan at that temperature.

Try to keep it 45C or below.

Agreed... internal case temps should be in the 35-40C
range (tops, 30-35C is better), drive temps of 40-45C.

Get a hard drive fan, or a 5.25" bay mount cooler (mount
the 3.5" drive in the cooler, stick the result in a
5.25" external bay), or get a good case with proper
airflow and/or fans that draw air across the hard
drives. (Antec Sonata, Antec p160 both have good setups
including a 120mm fan mount to draw air across the 4
internal drive mounts.)