Harddisk is generating heat

My harddisk generates quite a bit of heat. Temperature almost always stays above 50 c  and some times even reaches 60 c.
I have read that heat is not particularly good for harddisks. I dual boot with windows 7/ Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Cola on Compaq presario CQ61-119tx. Harddisk temperature issue is present on both of the platfroms. Laptop has intel t6400 2.0 Ghz processor, Nvidia G103M gpu and Harddisk is 500gb with 5400rpm. Laptop is 2 Month old. Any help will be appreciated very much.

Max temp for your T6400 is 105C. Here is a link to the specs at Intel. Look at Tjunction. That is the maximum temoerature.The temps you reported are well within the acceptable range. If you want cooler temps, then your only choice would be to replace your SATA hard drive with an SSD drive. That is a fairly expensive upgrade, but well worth it for speed and reliability.
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    As pointed out its because the processor is being used hard which in turn generates heat. Any computer will do the same thing. Do you have a case on the phone? If so remove it. The heat can dissipate quicker. There's nothing wrong with the phone or software.

  • How do u keep your iPod from heating up

    Why do u get a new iPod but doesn't work the way u want it to work

    How do you want it to work? How is not working the way you want it to work?
    All Computers and batteries generate heat. There is no way to stop that. In a tiny hand held device you notice it more than a computer tower under your desk, but both the computer tower and your iPod are doing the same things, computing, drawing graphics, transferring data, etc.

  • The reason why time capsule running so slow

    Temperature is the killer of Time Capsule!
    I am live in Hong Kong, a very hot city, and using 500GB TC for a few weeks and experiencing all the problem other user mentioned already in this Forum. Base on my experience, if I turn on Time Capsule and running in Room temperature, it only running slowly and slowly and slowly! But after i turn on my room air-conditioner, TC working fine without any problem~~~
    The reason why TC can't work in room temperature (I guess) is TC using Server HardDisk which designed for high performance server and running in GOOOOOOOOD temperature controller environment~~
    If you don't have or don't want to turn on air-con. for TC, turn to put a big FAN near your TC and I hope it help.

    Read the specs of TC - it clearly states that max operating temperature shouldn't exceed 35 degrees Celsius. Place a thermometer next to TC and monitor the temperature - you'll see that area around TC is always few to several degrees higher than your room temperature in any other place. So, if you are not using AC then your room temperature easy gets now to well above 30 C when outside is exactly 30 C. All your computer stuff and your body are generating heat and adding to the temperature. Thus you are for sure exceed max allowed operating temperature of 35 C around TC.
    Also TC needs humidity below 80% (non condensing) to operate - at this moment there is 91% humidity in HK and if you are not running AC and keep windows open then you are again trying to operate TC in humidity well above max allowed.
    TC's Environmental requirements:
    Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
    Relative humidity (operational): 20% to 80% (non-condensing)
    Keep AC on at all time in HK my friend, except in the winter when humidity goes down. And keep good device monitoring temperature and humidity next to TC as well.

  • System overheated error code 90D

    Sins my computer was new i have problem with that my fan working like a beast on this computer and everytime i install something suddenly i get black screen and ALL power go of, the laptop die.. When i start it i get the message that he was overheated and error code 90D. Is it any fix or way to get away from this problem??? I have send it away one time on warranty but still very big problems with this and now i dont have any warranty left. Yesterday i buid a new harddisk and a laptop cooler to place it on but dont help.. I had bios F.29 in it but when i updated it yesterday i get F.26 automatic. I also installed Hp Coolsense but dont help that either. I have tried 3 different os now from windows, win 7, 8 and 10. Still the same problem..

    Hi there 
    Welcome to the HP Support Forums! It is a great place to find the help you need, both from other users, HP experts and other support personnel. Just to clarify, are you certain it is a 90D, or is it a 90B error? I can certainly understand your frustration if this has been happening all along. Here is some general heat related information, that could help. It is likely you have already tried most if not all of this, but it is worth putting it here, in case something has been missed.
    HP Notebook PCs - Reducing heat inside the PC to prevent overheating
    HP Notebook PCs - Why Computers Generate Heat HP Notebook PCs - System Fan (90b) error message on startup Also, here is the HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide if you need it. It can help, if any dissassembly is required. Was the fan ever replaced, that you know of? 

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