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HD Temperature issues?I put a WD1200 7200rpm in a USB external case in a home office and I would
like to leave it on 24/7 to backup up 4 PCs over LAN. (If I have to remember to turn it on each day, I wont get consistent backups) The case has no fan but good space around it and vents for convection air flow. Nothing sits on top of it and feet elevate so air can get underneath. Is this going to be a heat issue for the unit in this configuration that could push it to operate over max temp or accellerate a failure. If I leave it on 24/7, how long should it theoritcally last? thanks for any insight You wish to do a daily backup? That sounds like quite an expensive process.
It might be more adventagous to perform a weekly backup, requiring you to only have the unit on one day out of the week. There shouldn't be a heat issue for an external drive... I didn't really think they generated much heat... -RS "jtsnow" <jts***@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:SjYOd.84020$Tf5.56087@lakeread03...Show quote > I put a WD1200 7200rpm in a USB external case in a home office and I would > like to leave it on 24/7 to backup up 4 PCs over LAN. (If I have to > remember to turn it on each day, I wont get consistent backups) > The case has no fan but good space around it and vents for convection air > flow. Nothing sits on top of it and feet elevate so air can get > underneath. > > Is this going to be a heat issue for the unit in this configuration that > could push it to operate over max temp or accellerate a failure. If I > leave it on 24/7, how long should it theoritcally last? > > thanks for any insight > > yea your right. its 3 year old USB Lacie chassis Im using where I replaced
a 50 with a 120gb. It has a small fan, but I disconnected it becuase its kind of loud. its easy enough to hook back up. I also have a 2nd Acomdata 250gb case I just bought and it does not have a fan. Its nice an quiet and doesnt seem to get too warm to touch. thats why I thought may the WD in the LACIE case might be ok. Show quote "RS" <rswa***@bu.edu> wrote in message news:cuhk3m$e20$1@news3.bu.edu... > You wish to do a daily backup? That sounds like quite an expensive > process. It might be more adventagous to perform a weekly backup, > requiring you to only have the unit on one day out of the week. There > shouldn't be a heat issue for an external drive... I didn't really think > they generated much heat... > > -RS > > > "jtsnow" <jts***@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:SjYOd.84020$Tf5.56087@lakeread03... >> I put a WD1200 7200rpm in a USB external case in a home office and I >> would like to leave it on 24/7 to backup up 4 PCs over LAN. (If I have to >> remember to turn it on each day, I wont get consistent backups) >> The case has no fan but good space around it and vents for convection air >> flow. Nothing sits on top of it and feet elevate so air can get >> underneath. >> >> Is this going to be a heat issue for the unit in this configuration that >> could push it to operate over max temp or accellerate a failure. If I >> leave it on 24/7, how long should it theoritcally last? >> >> thanks for any insight >> >> > >  |
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