some noobie questions...

a123 · 02-20-2006, 09:38 AM

I just installed SpeedFan recently and realized that when i was doing a virus scan, all the temperatures started to rise and the hard drive temperatures went up to around 50C. I searched the forums and could not find the ideal temperatures for hard drives. so... what is the ideal temperature for Hard drives?

also... another question.
my Fan3 is my northbridge chipset fan so does that mean my temp3 is my chipset temperature? cuz, when i unplugged my chipset fan, SpeedFan showed that the temperature went up from 15C to 19C and then came back down to 15C, but i felt it and the heat sink was getting hotter and hotter.

and... another one
my sister's motherboard i believe has a northbridge and a southbridge... the northbridge has a heat sink and the south has nothing at all... is this fine? She's been using it for a bit more than 2 years now but nothing has happened. I just installed SpeedFan on her computer and it shows that Fan1 and Fan3 has 0rpm probably because they don't have fans, but temp1 and temp3 has temperature 127C for both and it doesn't change at all no matter when i check when start up or after hours of use. is this a sensor problem?

thx for your help

OvenMaster · 02-20-2006, 12:10 PM

SpeedFan user here. I'll take a crack at these

1. Usually, a hard drive's temp should never go above 55°C/131°F. That's from Western Digital or Maxtor, I forget which.

2. In my experience, the chipset probe numbers don't automatically correspond to the fan numbers. I'm trying to think what would have such a low temperature inside a PC case!

3a. Just because a fan says 0 rpm does not mean there's no fan! It means (in MY experience) that the fan has no tachometer lead or sensor; more than likely it's a simple 2-wire fan.

3b. Temp 1 and Temp 3 of 127C that don't change is either some sort of error, or the probe settings are wrong. I have two readings that never change no matter what, 32°F (second hard drive) and 104°F (power supply). I have no idea why this happens.

Tom

[-0MEGA-] · 02-20-2006, 12:20 PM

I actually had this problem before, this is what Western Digital says about there hard drives:

The max operating temperature for their hard drives is 55C in operation, and 65C while not in operation. 40C is ideal though.

diduknowthat · 02-21-2006, 02:11 AM

some motherboards don't have heatsinks on the southbridge, and that usually isn't a problem. And remember, it's speedfan, doesn't have to be correct. For example, my cpu temp, according to speedfan, fluxuates bewteen 5C and 60C, which is def. wrong.

a123 · 02-22-2006, 12:56 AM

Thx for answer my questions

so i guess everything is fine then ..

Motoxrdude · 02-22-2006, 01:28 AM

Fine for now yes. 50C is pretty high for a hdd. If i was you i would get a HDD cooler or something. Heat kills!

a123 · 02-23-2006, 01:30 AM

my hard drive temperatures actually are at around 40-45C but it was only that time when the virus scan was on that it went up to 50+

fan noises really bug me... so i guess i'll just watch the temperature and make sure it will never go up again

02-20-2006, 09:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
a123 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 272	some noobie questions... I just installed SpeedFan recently and realized that when i was doing a virus scan, all the temperatures started to rise and the hard drive temperatures went up to around 50C. I searched the forums and could not find the ideal temperatures for hard drives. so... what is the ideal temperature for Hard drives? also... another question. my Fan3 is my northbridge chipset fan so does that mean my temp3 is my chipset temperature? cuz, when i unplugged my chipset fan, SpeedFan showed that the temperature went up from 15C to 19C and then came back down to 15C, but i felt it and the heat sink was getting hotter and hotter. and... another one my sister's motherboard i believe has a northbridge and a southbridge... the northbridge has a heat sink and the south has nothing at all... is this fine? She's been using it for a bit more than 2 years now but nothing has happened. I just installed SpeedFan on her computer and it shows that Fan1 and Fan3 has 0rpm probably because they don't have fans, but temp1 and temp3 has temperature 127C for both and it doesn't change at all no matter when i check when start up or after hours of use. is this a sensor problem? thx for your help __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ Toledo ANTEC SONATA MSI K8N NEO4-F SEAGATE 200GB SATA SAPPHIRE X800GT 128MB 1GB DDR LEADTEK TV2000 XP RM Play-Asia Import Games

02-20-2006, 12:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 49 Posts: 2,019	SpeedFan user here. I'll take a crack at these 1. Usually, a hard drive's temp should never go above 55°C/131°F. That's from Western Digital or Maxtor, I forget which. 2. In my experience, the chipset probe numbers don't automatically correspond to the fan numbers. I'm trying to think what would have such a low temperature inside a PC case! 3a. Just because a fan says 0 rpm does not mean there's no fan! It means (in MY experience) that the fan has no tachometer lead or sensor; more than likely it's a simple 2-wire fan. 3b. Temp 1 and Temp 3 of 127C that don't change is either some sort of error, or the probe settings are wrong. I have two readings that never change no matter what, 32°F (second hard drive) and 104°F (power supply). I have no idea why this happens. Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek minitower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP2 * ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

02-20-2006, 12:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	I actually had this problem before, this is what Western Digital says about there hard drives: The max operating temperature for their hard drives is 55C in operation, and 65C while not in operation. 40C is ideal though. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

02-21-2006, 02:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,461	some motherboards don't have heatsinks on the southbridge, and that usually isn't a problem. And remember, it's speedfan, doesn't have to be correct. For example, my cpu temp, according to speedfan, fluxuates bewteen 5C and 60C, which is def. wrong. __________________ Dell Latitude XT Convertible Tablet Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2ghz CPU 3GB DDR2 677 Memory 120GB 1.8" PATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Graphics 12.1" WXGA LED Touch Screen N-Trig Capacitive Touch/Active Digitizer

02-22-2006, 12:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
a123 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 272	Thx for answer my questions so i guess everything is fine then .. __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ Toledo ANTEC SONATA MSI K8N NEO4-F SEAGATE 200GB SATA SAPPHIRE X800GT 128MB 1GB DDR LEADTEK TV2000 XP RM Play-Asia Import Games

02-22-2006, 01:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 18 Posts: 6,213	Fine for now yes. 50C is pretty high for a hdd. If i was you i would get a HDD cooler or something. Heat kills! __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08. McCain/Palin 08'

02-23-2006, 01:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
a123 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 272	my hard drive temperatures actually are at around 40-45C but it was only that time when the virus scan was on that it went up to 50+ fan noises really bug me... so i guess i'll just watch the temperature and make sure it will never go up again __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ Toledo ANTEC SONATA MSI K8N NEO4-F SEAGATE 200GB SATA SAPPHIRE X800GT 128MB 1GB DDR LEADTEK TV2000 XP RM Play-Asia Import Games

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