WD10EARS Heat Issue

WD Internal Drives Desktop & Mobile Drives
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Hi,

I have very good cooling in my mid-tower, but the (1TB) HDD is running at 50 degrees celcius. I see in the technical documentation that the drive is rated OK until 60 degrees, but conventional wisdom says 40 degrees is a more reasonable, desirable temperature for internal drives.

Am I doing something wrong?

2

Hello,

According to the WD website from 50 to 55 degrees should be ok.

3

Thanks. That still seems awfully hot for any HDD.

4

do you have another drive in that tower?  just to compare the temps… your drive will not lst long with that temps frequently

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Hi David,

At the time of writing I had the SATA drive and two PATA drives in my mid-tower. I have since removed one of the PATA drives and connected externally it via a USB drive enclosure. The new SATA drive and remaining PATA are now running at 40 degrees celcius, so I’m wondering if overcrowding was an issue, even though the mid-tower has excellent ventilation.

Thanks.