Jas
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ive bought a aluminuim caddy so i can use one of my hdd' s external, the case feels quite warm, could this be dangerous as it doesn't have coolling fan
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flame1987
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i wud imagine it is only as warm as in the computer so i wudnt worry too much my external flash drives get hot just unplug it when not it use
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John
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Heat is not a major factor in the life of a hdd.
Colder ones on average fail slightly quicker.
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Jas
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ok, as I have a few films on it, and I worried that it might not be safe watching films 
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John
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Films won't be especially taxing.
Unless its not stupidly hot like its burning its case and theres smoke coming off it.
[Edited on 02-05-2007 by John]
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Tim
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Um I wouldn't completely agree with that John -- most manufacturers only rate drive operating temps up to 55 degrees.
Be interested to know who says cooler drives fail more quickly? Obviously you dont want it at one extreme or the other, but at a constant somewhere in the middle.
Drives get more upset being spun down and up -- the most failures we have at work are after servers are booted back up after maintenance. It's all about reducing the stress on the drive.
[Edited on 02-05-2007 by Tim]
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topshot_2k
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same as one of our dell servers has cooled HDD so it does affect it
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John
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Googles figures.
Massively hot will obviously damage it.
The major failure factor was age.
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