HDD Very High Temperature

FastGunna · Aug 23, 2013

Ive been monitoring my temps since I built my pc a week ago, everything has been fine but today I looked at the HDD temps for the first time. The first time it was 87 C which I was worried about, but after restarting my pc it was in the high 20-low 30s. I checked a couple minutes ago and it was 174 C... There is no way its getting this hot AND cooling back down to room temp in 5-10 seconds but should I be worried?

EDIT: SSD is showing the same, im using HWMonitor to read temps.

Darren Kitchin · Aug 24, 2013

It really sounds like a sensor error, is the S.M.A.R.T enabled in the bios? Have you tried another program? Are any other hardware sensors as sporadic?

It could just be the HDD itself reporting incorrect temps. But tbh this is an interesting scenario

InvalidError · Aug 24, 2013

You are getting bogus readings for some reason. Very few digital ICs would work properly at temperatures well in excess of 100C.

cuecuemore · Aug 24, 2013

The temps are off, nothing in your computer will ever get to 174C. Especially for an SSD- to get that hot, there would have to be a dead short somewhere, and it wouldn't be working.

FastGunna · Aug 24, 2013

I would have to check the bios for smart. Only tried HWMonitor. At first I thought it was just the HDD but the SSD popped it too and I really doubt 2 different parts would have sensor issues at the same time. It is also not possible for anything to cool from over 150 C to 20-30 in less than 30 seconds cooled by a fan. Right now both are sitting at 34-35 C, GPU 45 C, CPU 39-44C. I think I just need a different Temp monitor, any suggestions?

fkr · Aug 24, 2013

that is a great temp monitor in my experience. try fully uninstalling it with revo uninstaller then install a stable release of the same program and see what happens. please also report to hwmonitor so they can address this if it is freak issue. what components are you using

FastGunna · Aug 24, 2013

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/FastGunna/saved/2cfi

Ill try the reinstall tmrw.

InvalidError · Aug 24, 2013

FastGunna :

Look at Ivy Bridge or Haswell CPUs with a good HSF. They can go from 80C full-load to under 40C idle and vice-versa within seconds.

Junction temperatures can change very quickly when the package and heatsink temperatures are much lower than the IC itself and the colder HSF also has much higher specific heat so once the heat source stops producing heat, its temperature gets brought down pretty quickly.

As said above, it is unlikely any PC component would reach over 170C without some form of catastrophic failure. Even power semiconductors which are much more rugged than most digital and small-signal semiconductors often aren't rated beyond 125C.

FastGunna · Aug 24, 2013

Well I guess it could be possible, but when the temps drop on a CPU you can watch the change and see it got from 80 to 78 to 75 etc, it doesn't just go 80c... 40c (at least not when I'm monitoring my temps). The HDD was at 170 for 10-15 seconds, then it was in the 28-35 range.

Also on a side not, I only have a back up saved on the HDD and no programs. Right now everything is on the SSD.

fzabkar · Aug 24, 2013

What do CrystalDiskInfo or HD Sentinel report?

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