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Eric Karr - 25 Aug 2006 00:12 GMT

I have a 120GB Seagate internal ATA drive in a G4 DA that doesn't give
me a temp reading. All my other Seagates do though.

Any ideas?

Lurch

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Dylan C - 25 Aug 2006 03:48 GMT

> I have a 120GB Seagate internal ATA drive in a G4 DA that doesn't give
> me a temp reading. All my other Seagates do though.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Lurch

I don't know why it doesn't give you a temp reading but it really doesnt
matter. Hard drives are made to run hot and very few fail because of
heat. The real disadvantage to HDs generating alot of heat is that it
increases the overall ambient system temperature. As long as that temp
stays within acceptable ranges, I wouldn't worry about it.

-Dylan C

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Eric Karr - 25 Aug 2006 04:56 GMT

The DA's have no other readable temp sensors. Drive temp monitoring is
the only way to monitor internal temps, short of a Rat Shack temp probe
or infrared gun.

>> I have a 120GB Seagate internal ATA drive in a G4 DA that doesn't give
>> me a temp reading. All my other Seagates do though.
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>
> -Dylan C

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Neill Massello - 25 Aug 2006 04:43 GMT

> I have a 120GB Seagate internal ATA drive in a G4 DA that doesn't give
> me a temp reading. All my other Seagates do though.
>
> Any ideas?

Not all drives have temperature sensors.

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Eric Karr - 25 Aug 2006 04:54 GMT

True, but this is 7200.9 series drive. Since the 7200.7 drive I have
gives a reading I expected the newer drive would. I thought perhaps
there was a known issue I had missed along the way.

>> I have a 120GB Seagate internal ATA drive in a G4 DA that doesn't give
>> me a temp reading. All my other Seagates do though.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> Not all drives have temperature sensors.

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