Re: harddisk or kernel problem?

[Eric D. Mudama]

On Fri, Feb 20 at 14:10, Frédéric L. W. Meunier wrote:
> It isn't that hot, and by ambient temperature I assume it's the
> local temperature, not of the hard drive.
>
> 194 Temperature_Celsius     0x0022   079   074   042    Old_age   Always       -       54
>
> and has been running almost fine for over 2 years.

The SMART data is the temperature recorded by the drive itself.  There
are various places where these measurements may be made, the actual
implementation is vendor specific.

An ambient temperature exceeding 55C would void most drive warranties,
it isn't a good idea.  Sure, your drive may survive at higher temps,
but it really is a bad idea.


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Eric D. Mudama
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