Hard drive is hot to touch

[Virnas]

I just bought a new Seagate 200GB PATA drive. It is quite hot to the touch. Is this normal?

 

[rsuh]

I have the same HD, and yes, that is normal. Don't worry about it, I have a 80gig WD and that's hot enough to cause 3rd degree burns on my fingers (no joke). I do recommend to put a fan on it. That drops the temp all the way down to 29-31 C. It doesn't have to be a high speed fan, I'm using a 80mm fan at 1500 RPM to get those temps.

 

[Virnas]

ok, thanks for the help

 

[blah]

mount a BIG 80mm fan somewhere near it (tape it to the frame), the HD will serve you mUcH mUCh longeeeeer.

PS: even better mount HD in the CD rom bay, open the lead and let the air tha PS sucking out flow by it.

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[Woodman]

Heck yea, that's the way I used last year to cool my WD800JB, except I slapped on an 80mm intake fan in two bay covers. I'll post some shots soon.

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[Virnas]

I have been looking for hard drive coolers, and I was really impressed by the Zalman ZM-2HC2 heatpipe. Will that be effective enough to cool my drive to reasonable temperatures?