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Unknown_K · #1 Post by **Unknown_K** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:31 pm

I got a couple 40GB IDE IBM laptop drives in recently (purchased from this forum). I put them in my A21P and ran Seatools (DOS version) to test them and first thing it does is tell me the drives were "overheated". I run the long test option and the programs says all blocks are fine (readable), SMART has not tripped. Whats the deal with that?

#2 Post by **Harryc** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:51 pm

Are these all Seagate drives? I has been reported that Seatools has problems with temperature sensors on non-Seagate drives.

Unknown_K · #3 Post by **Unknown_K** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:36 am

IBM drives, never had that problem pop up before and I use seatools on all my drives (PC and laptop), which is why I posted about it.

#4 Post by **Harryc** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:53 am

IBM drives...as in Hitachi? If so, I'd run the Hitachi drive fitness test. If that passes, disregard Seatools.
http://www.hitachigst.com/support/downloads/

Colonel O'Neill · #5 Post by **Colonel O'Neill** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:36 am

If you're running a drive continuously, then it's bound to heat up. I had a friend with a bad sector'ed drive in an HP (already demonically hot) that I told to run HD Tune's error scan. Sometime later he said "the drive is overheating, is that bad?" at which point I proceeded to facepalm (for a variety of reasons).

sarbin · #6 Post by **sarbin** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:47 pm

Harryc wrote:IBM drives...as in Hitachi? If so, I'd run the Hitachi drive fitness test. If that passes, disregard Seatools.
http://www.hitachigst.com/support/downloads/

+1 for the hgst dft.
know it well. used it often.

Unknown_K · #7 Post by **Unknown_K** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:19 pm

Tried it, got a 0x00 or something like that I asume its ok?

#8 Post by **Harryc** » Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:59 pm

Yes, that is a successful test completion code.

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