“I just got a couple of these and they are running between 45 and 52 degrees C which is in the Yellow to Red Zone according to Hard Disk Sentinel. Should I be worried?”
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Mine always run in the yellow and red. Very normal. HD Sentinel has a temperature calibration feature you can use to adjust according to manufacturers safety temps.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If it's moving a lot of data, then expect the temperature to rise. That large case leaves lots of room around the drive for air to circulate, but there's no heat sinks inside. If you're worried, lthen run a fan on the box. That will likely cool it. Personally, I went to the trouble to void the warantee to open the drive and hook up a 30mm drive that's like used in commercial servers, but that's not simply a mattter of plugging a drive in somewhere. I had to check out the power circuit and do some soldering, and so the fan runs whenever the power supply is plugged in even if the drive is turned off with the switch.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hello,Please visit the support page of the drive to check the health of drive.Please follow the link below:https://support-en.wd.com/app/products/product-detail/p/267.If the test is unfortunately inconclusive and you just purchased the drive then you should be able to return it to the place of purchase.For creating RMA link:https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/10336. However, if you are past their return policy, you can create an RMA through WD and replace the drive under warranty if necessary.Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
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