[SOLVED] WD My Passport 1TB Operational Temperature

[Wolfinch]

WD My Passport operational temperature is 35C (maximum) << from WD documentation

But, when I do heavy task like copying >100GB (30 minutes), do hdd sentinel surface test, encrypting full drive with bitlocker, it rise to 45-57C.

Question is:
Is it normal? Is it safe to reach above operational temp (ONLY when do heavy long task)?

 

[Colif]

it seems normal for external drives to run warm when being used

50c temp is ok for external hdd?

cheers to all, in hdtune it shows me around 50-52 degrees during transfers and 43-46 in idle. Is ok to have 50 degrees for a hdd in transfer mode? 50C is not too hot?Is there an external coling solution for that? thank you, model hdd is : WD Elements 25A1

www.techpowerup.com

https://www.anandtech.com/show/1076...tb-and-my-passport-4tb-external-hdds-review/3
seems some of those can run at 60 - https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...ra-2tb-share-your-experiences-please.2718574/