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Re: hddtemp value

From: Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601(at)care2.com>
Date: Mon Jun 25 2007 - 08:26:01 EDT

Ralph Katz wrote:
> On 06/22/2007 05:03 PM, michael@estone.ca wrote:

>> Quoting Pol Hallen :
>>
>>> Hi folks :-)
>>>
>>> Which value hddtemp show? (about my ata disks, between 45-55 C)
>>>
>>> Is it correct? Or I should worry?
>>>
>> 45-55 C seems a little hot. They will probalby work for you but your
>> drives will probably die sooner than later. Either they are too close
>> together and/or you need more direct fans on your drives.
>> I think normal operating temps for drives is between 35 and 40 C.
>> perhaps check with your drive manufacturer and check the recommended
>> operating temps.
>>
>> Mike

>
> If Pol should worry, then my drive must have more than 9 lives. ;)
>
> Perhaps this old drive doesn't really have a sensor, but this is typical
> of entries in /var/log/daemon.log:
>
> Jun 23 08:21:47 localhost smartd[2616]: Device: /dev/hda, SMART Usage
> Attribute: 231 Temperature_Celsius changed from 239 to 166
> Jun 23 08:51:47 localhost smartd[2616]: Device: /dev/hda, SMART Usage
> Attribute: 231 Temperature_Celsius changed from 166 to 157
> Jun 23 09:21:48 localhost smartd[2616]: Device: /dev/hda, SMART Usage
> Attribute: 231 Temperature_Celsius changed from 157 to 144
>
> Maybe it gives new meaning to the phrase, "really smokin'!" This
> desktop PIII has been reliably running debian for 3 1/2 years.
>

Those are not the "raw" values, I think (TM) What does
/usr/sbin/smartctl -a -d ata /dev/hda
show?

Hugo

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