they only feel hot to the touch when they are sitting there baking with no ventilation.
as long as there is some airflow across them, they stay warm, not hot.
these drives are bad ass!
The production disk drive shall achieve an AFR of 0.55% (MTBF of 1,600,000 hours) when operated in an environment that ensures the HDA case temperatures do not exceed the values specified
The current algorithm implements two temperature trip points. The first trip point is set at 65°C which is the maximum temperature limit according to the drive specification. The second trip point is user-selectable using the Log Select command.
so yeah don't worry about these drives they are built like tanks.
the drive meets all specifications over a 41°F to 131°F (5°C to 55°C) drive ambient temperature range with a maximum temperature gradient of 20°C per hou
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