On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:59:53 +0930, Tim wrote: > > That temperature can rise a good deal if the disk is very active, > > I was told otherwise... Most of the heat being from the disk spinning > in air, which it does all the time. The same, whether in use or idle. > The heads don't do much to generate heat while moving around, > apparently. Well... try measuring it! smartctl is awfully handy. It's possible that the temp. rise is also related to general system activity; but I've seen several degrees C rise in temperature when tarring a filesystem. Also, manufacturer's specs cite higher power consumption when active than when idle; for my drive, spec says 1.05W idle, 2.5W reading/writing, 2.9W seeking.
