[ILUG] Maxtor MaXLine+ II 250GB S-ATA - Overheating problem

[Thomas Pedoussaut]

Barry O'Donovan wrote:

>Long form of question:
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>Hardware:
>4 x Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 250GB S-ATA hard drives (@7200RPM)
>1 x Promise FastTrak S150SX4 RAID controller
>1 x 6.8GB Maxtor DiamondMax IDE (@5400RPM)
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That seems OK

>all in a Dell OptiPlex GX1
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But not in a desktop-like case !!!!!
Buy a decent case, with plenty of cooling fans and it should run smoothly.

>The specs give a operating temperature of 5'C - 55'C but foesn't specify 
>if this is the HDD itself or the ambiant temperature. The IDE drive 
>remains cool at all times. 
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Did you install smartd to control the temp of the disks themselves ?
(Not sure if smartd works with s-ata)

-- 
Thomas