Drives I added to my Alienware Area 51 R2 are running hot

JaredKFan

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Nov 24, 2012
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Hi.

I installed the two drives from my old computer into the Alienware Area 51 R2 I have right now. A check of CrystalDiskInfo says both drives are running rather hot - one is at 56C and the other is at 54C. Can anyone tell me what I need to do with this rig to get both drives down to cool temps? I can certain turn up the fan speeds, but I'm not sure if that is all i need to do.

Jared
 
Solution
A little better airflow then would be called for.
Having said that, I currently have 51C on one of my drives with no ill effect.