Just an opinion.
Hard drive temps
Re: Hard drive temps
Working in a pyrometric lab I can tell you that metal will shrink and expand at varying temps. When your drive is cold the metal parts will be smaller, and larger when hot. This may explain the noise stopping after warming up. The parts making noise are at a smaller state and maybe not connecting/sitting where they normally would. Once they heat up they may be falling into place.
Just an opinion.
Just an opinion.
dsheinem wrote:In any case, sorry that my avatar makes you cringe these days, but I haven't really changed my posing habits at all.
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GirlGamer55
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Re: Hard drive temps
Well I did an experiment of sorts. My hard drive creeps back up to 40-44 c after a while...more so when i'm in a game. I'v known it's got some issues so I thought even worrying about it getting too cold i'll run a fan on it while I game...seems to have kept the temp in a ok range.
But I kept what someone said in my mind about getting it up to room temp before booting the PC up. I kept my stupid wall heater on all night and closed the door to keep the heat in, the room was about 67-69 when I woke up and went into this room. So I figured the temp is good...let's see if I get that horrible sound. I didn't.
This makes me believe that I need to always leave that heater on. Not going to be great for the electric bill but if it saves my hard drive so be it. And better then leaving the PC on all night even in sleep mode because I don't think my fans are working right...in the summer my PC get's really hot...I mean my HD alone gets up to 50 something so that's why I have to use that desktop fan. So yeah not a good idea leaving this thing on longer then it need to be on...
But I kept what someone said in my mind about getting it up to room temp before booting the PC up. I kept my stupid wall heater on all night and closed the door to keep the heat in, the room was about 67-69 when I woke up and went into this room. So I figured the temp is good...let's see if I get that horrible sound. I didn't.
This makes me believe that I need to always leave that heater on. Not going to be great for the electric bill but if it saves my hard drive so be it. And better then leaving the PC on all night even in sleep mode because I don't think my fans are working right...in the summer my PC get's really hot...I mean my HD alone gets up to 50 something so that's why I have to use that desktop fan. So yeah not a good idea leaving this thing on longer then it need to be on...
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Well I didn't see your other thread, but if your desktop can't be left on indefinitely because it'll overheat then you have issues that you need to fix. Whether it be replacing fans, dusting it out, or whatever.
69 degrees is a little cold for my tastes during the winter, I like 72 as a minimum. Still, that's just about what most people consider to be "room temperature." But if you had a heater running all night and it's only 67-69 in the room, then something is wrong. I know you said the heater isn't to great, but you should seriously consider doing something to your window(s) like I suggested in my last post. It could be 80 degrees in the room, but if you can feel cold drafts it wont matter, you'll always feel cold. That and once you heat the room it wont stay heated for very long, which causes you to run a heater for longer periods of time. As you said, not great for the electric bill. One of those window sealing kits is only $10-15, only takes about 10 minutes to install, and lasts all winter. I would consider it.
69 degrees is a little cold for my tastes during the winter, I like 72 as a minimum. Still, that's just about what most people consider to be "room temperature." But if you had a heater running all night and it's only 67-69 in the room, then something is wrong. I know you said the heater isn't to great, but you should seriously consider doing something to your window(s) like I suggested in my last post. It could be 80 degrees in the room, but if you can feel cold drafts it wont matter, you'll always feel cold. That and once you heat the room it wont stay heated for very long, which causes you to run a heater for longer periods of time. As you said, not great for the electric bill. One of those window sealing kits is only $10-15, only takes about 10 minutes to install, and lasts all winter. I would consider it.
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samsonlonghair
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Re: Hard drive temps
It occurs to me that fan problems can often cause unpleasant noise.
Have you considered that simply replacing your fan would cost you less than ten bucks?
Have you considered that simply replacing your fan would cost you less than ten bucks?
Re: Hard drive temps
Like Zig says, get one of those plastic kits for the window. Also consider some insulated drapes. Wal-Mart has some Eclipse insulated drapes for $15. If you have some nice quilts or throws, consider attaching them to the walls like they were tapestries. That can help with temperature and has the neat side effect of helping with sound as well. If you have a hard floor, get a thick rug. Even if you have carpet, consider a rug.