On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 20:01, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 03 June 2004 21:57, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > [lemme do a huge snip here] > > >That's the best explanation I've heard of. Though I'm really curious > > on where you got that info. I work in a HD company and yet I'm > > oblivious to that "feature" > > On other mailing lists, from people at the drive makers. Also, I'm a > C.E.T., FWTW (not a lot, it just shows I'm more hardware than most). > What's C.E.T?? > >BTW, this is a laptop 5400rpm drive. It has got NO place to go with > > better cooling. :( > > Ouch, so you haven't a really hot drive, 5400's weren't normally that > hot running, but one that isn't well enough cooled, or is possibly on > its way out. :( It's less than a 1+ month old. It's 80GB choke full. Man.. Don't crash.. but the smart and stuffs says it's OK > > What happens if you prop it up for a couple of inches worth of air > under it? Lots of those things sit right down on the table, as if > they're trying to use the table for a heat sink. Wood and similar > stuff isn't so good at that :) Actually, usually the prob will go away once I restart. I've not idea if it'll also happen in Windows. I rarely Boot XP and when even if I do, I've not idea what to do to heat it up.. I can't (or rather, don't dare) go internet on XP. It's SO... outdated.. (patch wise)
