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Old 10-15-2008, 11:53 PM  
cess
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Originally Posted by rowan View Post
If it's fine then why is the SMART "failure" threshold set to 55C?
Because it's warning you before it gets too hot I would assume. Most HDD can handle around 150F/65C or so. But running them around that can wear down the life of the drive, I keep mine at 90F.
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