theycallhimpeter Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I'm running Mac OS X 10.4.8 (JaS) on my notebook now and when I'm under Mac the harddisk gets very hot - well I can feel it and a temperature widget read 37°C. I don't really feel comfortable with that because under Windows it runs way cooler then under Mac and I don't want the Mac OS to burn my harddisk down... Anyone with same happenings? Any comment on temperature reduction? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38467-harddisk-getting-hot/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotoh Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 You call 37°C hot for a hardrive ? it's not even warm. Usually, standards HD in activity range between 38°C and 45°C. Below 50°C (depending on your PC case and airflow) is acceptable temperature. You should worry only if your HD temp is over 55°C. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38467-harddisk-getting-hot/#findComment-274529 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKBass Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Well, that's a normal temperature for a harddisk. my laptop hd runs at 59°C! very hot i know. But its still running fine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38467-harddisk-getting-hot/#findComment-274532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theycallhimpeter Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 Well but how can you explain the difference between Windows and Mac then? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38467-harddisk-getting-hot/#findComment-274533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazed Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I was thinking about this, perhaps it is not your hard drive you feel heating up, but the CPU? The CPU may be working harder if you are running a lot of PPC applications. But I am quite new to this scene, so I may be talking crazy. Have you checked where the CPU is in relation to the hard drive? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38467-harddisk-getting-hot/#findComment-274542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSkywalker Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Maybe the widget or your windows utility is reading it wrong. Did you enable journaling while formatting? Because it would cause more hard disk activity. But after all, 37°C is really nothing to worry about. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38467-harddisk-getting-hot/#findComment-274558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
me_loco Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I think MAC OSX burned my hard drive, it works for few minutes then it james and no longer spins! It's an external drive but you can feel the heat in few minutes. Thank you MAC OSX. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38467-harddisk-getting-hot/#findComment-1060557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveeen Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Send that it james fellow my way please, it's been -26 here for a week, and I could use the extra heat. I would also like a pound of whatever that is you are smoking. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/38467-harddisk-getting-hot/#findComment-1060981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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