Re: What IS reasonable disk drive temperature?

From: Matthew Miller (mattdm_at_mattdm.org)
Date: 06/12/05

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    On Sun, Jun 12, 2005 at 06:13:31PM +1000, taso wrote:
    > >Yes, I am. As I said, you should put them close to an exhaust fan to
    > >pull warm air off them. The temperature sensors at the hard drive
    > The HD temperature CANNOT be lower than ambient unless there is some type
    > of refrigeration happening. Therefore, your drives are either refrigerated
    > or your measurements are suspect.

    Or, a third possibility, which is: you are misunderstanding what Ben is
    saying. :) He means the ambient temperature *inside* the case, not outside.
    Presumably, it's not 40C in his server room or office. Even my
    poorly-conditioned office is, as you can see below, only 82 degrees F --
    about 27C. 

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Current office temperature: 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
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