Seagate 15k hard drive, Runs Very Hot

[blueflowers]

Well I am trying idea after idea to get this baby to cool down. Its running so warm that if I touch the metal... It burns! I have 2 fans blowing directly on to it, and I have isolated it so There is plenty of air movement around it. Is this just normal with this fast of a drive? or have I wasted 300 bucks on the drive and its gonna burn up on me? Thanks for any input

[cherria]

300 bucks seems like a lot of money for a drive that only holds 15k ;)

[blueflowers]

uhhhh I hope you werent serious : ( 15k as in 15000 rpm ? as apposed to 7200, 10000, 5400....?

[(jj)]

The first time I read your subject line, I too thought you'd mistyped and were talking about capacity not speed :D

The high speed drives do run pretty hot. About all you can do is to use a drive cooler and make sure your case has good positive air flow. If this is an external drive, you might want to consider a larger encloser with good positive air flow.

[YvetteKuhns]

http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/index.html

Seagate also has online tech support. You may want to give specific details to make sure you are doing what you can.

[blueflowers]

Thanks for the link I am about to go there. : ) This Drive is internal, but since it is SCSI I can easily make it external. Would you suggest that over internal? Thanks

[blueflowers]

Well I guess the tempature was normal. But I still want to get the temp down, dont want to lose this drive in the near future! I will be tampering with liquid cooling, I think, in the near future. Hopoefully that will drop it signifigantly. THanks for your replys

[cherria]

Originally posted by blueflowers
uhhhh I hope you werent serious : ( 15k as in 15000 rpm ? as apposed to 7200, 10000, 5400....?


Please................., didn't you spot the wink at the end!

[Croc Hunter]

I wonder if you could fix a heatsink or two onto the drives spare mounting screw holes. You'll need to do the screws up really tight and keep the fins vertical so heat can escape. Or fan it to. Be no match for water cooling but much cheaper and safer. 15's do run hot normaly.

[blueflowers]

The wink didnt who up on the computer I was at when I made the most :cool: I just noticed it when I went back :D I have 2 fans attached to it now, and it is still running hot. Seagate said they can run as hot as 60 C before you have to worry. But That is very hot, and I would rather it run somewhere in the 20's or 30's. I am gonna just go with the liquid cooling. Thanks for the input everyone

[mrmagill]

I am gonna just go with the liquid cooling. Thanks for the input everyone

I'd be interested to know what you end up paying for the liquid cooling, and which brand/etc you settle on.

Thanks -

[blueflowers]

I decided to get a new case as well.

http://coolerguys.com/840556009245.html

Bought it from them, and it arrived today and I have put it together/installed my hardware.

So far I have seen a HUGE difference in tempature. Dropped me nearly 28 degrees! Performance is also alot better. but most importantly, the hard drive! That baby is ice cold! well not really, but it is definatly cool and healthy. My only concern with this case is if it were to be knocked over... Does water mix well with expensive computer parts?

Well as long as you dont have kids that are young enough to knock over your case, I would reccomend this case.

[YvetteKuhns]

Gee, I could see my husband tip over the tower and toast another PC! Glad it solved your problems! ;)