brainbone Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) I'd like an option for critical and warning thresholds for low HDD temperature in addition to high. Due to server location (by an air-intake vent), I noticed my HDD temps had dropped to ~ -19°C as outdoor temperatures fell to -33°C. Also, it would be helpful to have an option to keep the array spun up if any single HDD or SDD is below a specified "keep spun up" temperature threshold. Edited January 30, 2019 by brainbone Quote Link to comment
jpotrz Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Is 19C bad? My HDDs rarely get above 21C even while under full load. Under low usage, they sit at 19C. Server is in the basement and, in these winter months, probably sits around 15C or so ambient temp. Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 20 minutes ago, jpotrz said: Is 19C bad? Yes, low temps can be as bad as high temps, there a google study about it, you can google it 1 Quote Link to comment
jpotrz Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, johnnie.black said: Yes, low temps can be as bad as high temps, there a google study about it, you can google it So what you're saying is I need to put a heater on my HDDs? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 You can slow or even stop some fans, but yeah, some times it's difficult for home users to keep them in the optimal operating temps. Quote Link to comment
jpotrz Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, johnnie.black said: You can slow or even stop some fans, but yeah, some times it's difficult for home users to keep them in the optimal operating temps. I actually can't adjust the speed of my fans too much in my case (supermicro server case) In fact I've ended up pulling the main chassis fan all together as it runs at 100% rpm regardless of bios settings. Got too noisy and CPU temps don't get too high without it. Quote Link to comment
brainbone Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) Polar vortex time again, and my HDD temps are already falling. (Monday will be even colder.) Throwing some masking tape over the vents in front of the drives as a temporary fix. It really would be nice if Unraid could give notifications for low drive temperatures, seeing that low enough HDD temps can be as bad, or worse, than high HDD temps. Edited February 5, 2021 by brainbone Quote Link to comment
jpotrz Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, brainbone said: Polar vortex time again, and my HDD temps are already falling. (Monday will be even colder.) Throwing some masking tape over the vents in front of the drives as a temporary fix. It really would be nice if Unraid could give notifications for low drive temperatures, seeing that low enough HDD temps can be as bad, or worse, than high HDD temps. what are your HDD temps at? Quote Link to comment
brainbone Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 After taping the vents up, the lowest HDD temp is currently around 14C. A bit too cold yet, but still above the Seagate minimum of 5C, and well above the insanely low -19C I hit in 2019 (Lost a couple drives from that -- and the older drives that died recently I still blame on it.) Quote Link to comment
jpotrz Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 minute ago, brainbone said: After taping the vents up, the lowest HDD temp is currently around 14C. A bit too cold yet, but still above the Seagate minimum of 5C, and well above the insanely low -19C I hit in 2019 (Lost a couple drives from that -- and the older drives that died recently I still blame on it.) Holy hell. Where is your server? Even in my unheated basement (currently 5*F outside) my drives hover around 25-30C. Quote Link to comment
brainbone Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Just now, jpotrz said: Holy hell. Where is your server? A touch too close to the fresh air supply for the furnace -- and no easy way to relocate it. 1 Quote Link to comment
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