Ubi wrote:still if the machine is turned off via the web interface (which I assume has happened) the disk should be parked right? And the mobo isn't able to heat the entire body 10deg over ambient. So it is a little strange.
If however the b3 was shutdown via command line the drive will indeed remain on, and you can expect some heating.
The mobo makes quite a bit of difference.
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$ sudo hddtemp /dev/sda /dev/sdc /dev/sdc /dev/sde
/dev/sda: WDC WD30EZRX-00DC0B0: 46°C
/dev/sdc: WDC WD30EZRX-00DC0B0: 41°C
/dev/sdc: WDC WD30EZRX-00DC0B0: 41°C
/dev/sde: WDC WD30EZRX-00DC0B0: 38°C
The one with the actual B3 in it has extra space and air around it, otherwise the disk temperature is constantly 10 degrees C warmer than the other units.
@flimflam:
Are you sure you want the tiny buzzer to go off if the temperature goes up a little?
Have you read the spec sheet of the disk? It can take quite a bit.
Wouldn't it be better to install smartmontools and have smartd email you if something bad was about to happen (not only with the temperature)? It is in the repository, but the one I have installed I must have compiled myself, probably because the latest disks weren't in the database in the version from the repository...
Cheers,
/Cheeseboy