Hi, I bought the WD_BLACK 8TB D10 Game Drive.
While copying files it reached 60°C!!! Right now it’s 61°C!!! In IDLE too 60°C (no HDD power save mode)!
The fan on the back is still not running!!! Is the HDD or Fan defect? What’s the temperature where the fan should start? Maybe over 70°C while the HDD dies?
I added a external fan to get this HDD to ~50°C. But that’s not a long-term solution.
My external Seagate 8 TB HDD (5400 Rpm) is only 50°C in Copy/IDLE (no power save mode).
Someone else with similar issues?
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Thx, but it seems an issue of the Black D10 Series. The HDD is new and stands on my desk. It has enoght space for cooling. I also dont understand why the fan in the back never turns on. 60°C+ and it was off 
Maybe this fan could reduce the temp ~5-10°C if it works.
I also cant control this fan via the WesternDigital Deashboard. 
same issue here, in idle and 21-23 grd C room tem,p, drive stays in around 60C. What I have noticed that its internal fan starts automatically when the temp reached 63C, and stops at 59C. I have opened up a case at WD site, but they sad it is operating in normal temp! as long as it is <65C it is ok from their side apparently.
However, from my point of view, since the drive has active cooling, an option to control this fan would using an app would have been welcomed, and we-the customers-to have decision for additional cooling setpoint. Yes, although the small fan (4cm) is so noisy, I would have run it to keep much lower temps.
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I agree. These temperatures are WELL out of the range that WD falsely claims that the drive’s temperature range should operate in. Give us the option to set the threshold in the Deashboard (Deep ■■■■ board I think is what it means. 
). Low quality as usual with most external drives.
