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SATA Drives and Heat
I bought a FIC AU13 motherboard and case from Outpost.com a few months
ago. It has worked pretty well, but recently, the CPU has begun overheating. With the case closed, the CPU reaches 130° F, though it only runs about 120° F with the case side removed. This problem appears to coincide roughly with the addition of another SATA hard drive in the case. My current computer configuration is: 120 GB SATA hard drive in removeable bay 60 GB PATA hard drive internally mounted 250 GB SATA hard drive internally mounted CD-RW drive DVD-ROM drive PATA Docking drive floppy drive GeForce 2 MX video card USB keyboard PS/2 keyboard USB externally-powered hub USB trackball PS/2 mouse AMD Athlon XP 2200+ 1 GB RAM I can't tell from the markings on the power supply what it is rated, but it may be a 300 Watt supply. The case is mid-sized, so things are a little cramped inside. There are also no case fans, and I'm only using the HSF that came with the uP chip. I'm using the legacy power connectors for the SATA drives, instead of the serial power connectors. As I say, the overheating appears to coincide with sticking the 250 GB hard drive in my system. Is there something about SATA that adds unusual heat to the system? Would an overloaded power supply produce too much heat? |
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you say you`ve got a cramped small case with no case fans....
hmm... doesn`t take a genius to work it out really does it....... i got a Aopen H600A case with 5 silent case fans and the standard video card , cpu and power fans.... i got 2 SATA seagate drives on raid0 that each has a 80mm fan.... great airflow equals cooler case...cold air in from the front and out at the back... the Hard drives do get warm but no more than PATA drives... Airflow is the name of the game... i`ve never had a problem.. Brad... "Richard Alexander" wrote in message om... I bought a FIC AU13 motherboard and case from Outpost.com a few months ago. It has worked pretty well, but recently, the CPU has begun overheating. With the case closed, the CPU reaches 130° F, though it only runs about 120° F with the case side removed. This problem appears to coincide roughly with the addition of another SATA hard drive in the case. My current computer configuration is: 120 GB SATA hard drive in removeable bay 60 GB PATA hard drive internally mounted 250 GB SATA hard drive internally mounted CD-RW drive DVD-ROM drive PATA Docking drive floppy drive GeForce 2 MX video card USB keyboard PS/2 keyboard USB externally-powered hub USB trackball PS/2 mouse AMD Athlon XP 2200+ 1 GB RAM I can't tell from the markings on the power supply what it is rated, but it may be a 300 Watt supply. The case is mid-sized, so things are a little cramped inside. There are also no case fans, and I'm only using the HSF that came with the uP chip. I'm using the legacy power connectors for the SATA drives, instead of the serial power connectors. As I say, the overheating appears to coincide with sticking the 250 GB hard drive in my system. Is there something about SATA that adds unusual heat to the system? Would an overloaded power supply produce too much heat? |
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That is a dangerously high temperature for your CPU.
"Richard Alexander" wrote in message om... I bought a FIC AU13 motherboard and case from Outpost.com a few months ago. It has worked pretty well, but recently, the CPU has begun overheating. With the case closed, the CPU reaches 130° F, though it only runs about 120° F with the case side removed. This problem appears to coincide roughly with the addition of another SATA hard drive in the case. My current computer configuration is: 120 GB SATA hard drive in removeable bay 60 GB PATA hard drive internally mounted 250 GB SATA hard drive internally mounted CD-RW drive DVD-ROM drive PATA Docking drive floppy drive GeForce 2 MX video card USB keyboard PS/2 keyboard USB externally-powered hub USB trackball PS/2 mouse AMD Athlon XP 2200+ 1 GB RAM I can't tell from the markings on the power supply what it is rated, but it may be a 300 Watt supply. The case is mid-sized, so things are a little cramped inside. There are also no case fans, and I'm only using the HSF that came with the uP chip. I'm using the legacy power connectors for the SATA drives, instead of the serial power connectors. As I say, the overheating appears to coincide with sticking the 250 GB hard drive in my system. Is there something about SATA that adds unusual heat to the system? Would an overloaded power supply produce too much heat? |
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On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 09:46:16 +0100, "Bobby" wrote:
snip "Richard Alexander" wrote: With the case closed, the CPU reaches 130° F, though it only runs about 120° F with the case side removed. That is a dangerously high temperature for your CPU. 130F = 54C Not an ideal temp but low enough to be stable and not anywhere near a danger level... that is, if we could assume the ambient room temp will stay low in summer, the CPU was put under a fair load instead of just idling, and that the motherboard's temp report is accurate, or at least that motherboard reading isn't less than the actual temp. |
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Richard Alexander wrote:
My current computer configuration is: 120 GB SATA hard drive in removeable bay 60 GB PATA hard drive internally mounted 250 GB SATA hard drive internally mounted CD-RW drive DVD-ROM drive PATA Docking drive AMD Athlon XP 2200+ I can't tell from the markings on the power supply what it is rated, but it may be a 300 Watt supply. The case is mid-sized, so things are a little cramped inside. There are also no case fans, and I'm only using the HSF that came with the uP chip. I'm using the legacy power connectors for the SATA drives, instead of the serial power connectors. You need at least two 80mm cases fans. One intake in the lower front and one exhaust in mid-back of the case. Is there something about SATA that adds unusual heat to the system? Would an overloaded power supply produce too much heat? 7200 RPM hard drives get warm. With little or no case airflow, the internal case temperature just keeps rising. You should also look at a good quality 400W PSU. A 300W unit is OK for a minimal amount of hardware. |
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kony wrote in message . ..
On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 09:46:16 +0100, "Bobby" wrote: "Richard Alexander" wrote: With the case closed, the CPU reaches 130° F, though it only runs about 120° F with the case side removed. That is a dangerously high temperature for your CPU. 130F = 54C Not an ideal temp but low enough to be stable and not anywhere near a danger level... I believe the temperature is a big part of the reason my computer has been operating oddly, including the generation of many Windows critical errors ("caused" by a driver, Windows XP Home says) and subsequent reboots. It may not be the entire reason, though. that is, if we could assume the ambient room temp will stay low in summer, The room should not rise about 85 ° F while I am running the computer. the CPU was put under a fair load instead of just idling, Most of the time, I'm just posting my insights to Web and Usenet forums on static HTML pages. In the near future, though, I plan to put the $600-worth of video and graphics editing software I just purchased to good use. The temperatures I reported are after an hour or two of normal Web surfing. I notice that when I turn on my computer, the BIOS reports a temperature of 90° F, which rises about one degree every 20 seconds. and that the motherboard's temp report is accurate, or at least that motherboard reading isn't less than the actual temp. Oddly, the HSF does not seem all that warm when I touch it. I have no other way to confirm CPU temperature. |
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You need a larger output GOOD QUALITY power supply, and a case with built in
multiple cooling fans. -- DaveW "Richard Alexander" wrote in message om... I bought a FIC AU13 motherboard and case from Outpost.com a few months ago. It has worked pretty well, but recently, the CPU has begun overheating. With the case closed, the CPU reaches 130° F, though it only runs about 120° F with the case side removed. This problem appears to coincide roughly with the addition of another SATA hard drive in the case. My current computer configuration is: 120 GB SATA hard drive in removeable bay 60 GB PATA hard drive internally mounted 250 GB SATA hard drive internally mounted CD-RW drive DVD-ROM drive PATA Docking drive floppy drive GeForce 2 MX video card USB keyboard PS/2 keyboard USB externally-powered hub USB trackball PS/2 mouse AMD Athlon XP 2200+ 1 GB RAM I can't tell from the markings on the power supply what it is rated, but it may be a 300 Watt supply. The case is mid-sized, so things are a little cramped inside. There are also no case fans, and I'm only using the HSF that came with the uP chip. I'm using the legacy power connectors for the SATA drives, instead of the serial power connectors. As I say, the overheating appears to coincide with sticking the 250 GB hard drive in my system. Is there something about SATA that adds unusual heat to the system? Would an overloaded power supply produce too much heat? |
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Richard Alexander wrote:
Oddly, the HSF does not seem all that warm when I touch it. I have no other way to confirm CPU temperature. That could be a bad sign (I've haven't been following this thread), it could mean that the thermal interface between your CPU and HS isn't as good as it could be. Just a thought (that has nothing to do with SATA drives). :-) -- ~misfit~ |
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On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 09:52:58 GMT, kony wrote:
On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 09:46:16 +0100, "Bobby" wrote: "Richard Alexander" wrote: With the case closed, the CPU reaches 130° F, though it only runs about 120° F with the case side removed. That is a dangerously high temperature for your CPU. 130F = 54C Not an ideal temp but low enough to be stable and not anywhere near a danger level... Right, totally normal for that CPU if read from onDie diode; Bobby should visit my site & read a bit stuff with temps how they stay ... :-) -- Regards, SPAJKY ® & visit my site @ http://www.spajky.vze.com "Tualatin OC-ed / BX-Slot1 / inaudible setup!" E-mail AntiSpam: remove ## |
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