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What is the best temperature window between what C and what C
How low should disk health eb before you set yourself to get a warning
Temperature
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Re: Temperature
I'd suggest to check the Configuration -> Thresholds/Tray icon page, where it is possible to review the default settings and adjust if required.
Generally the default settings of Hard Disk Sentinel are applicable for most hard disk drives:
- Up to 42 Celsius the temperature for the hard disk drive is ideal. The temperature tray icon displayed with green
- Between 43 and 50 Celsius, the temperature is a bit high (especially if the hard disk is idle, does not performing read/write which may increase further) but can be still acceptable. The temperature tray icon displayed with yellow
- Above 50 Celsius, the temperature is high. The temperature tray icon displayed with red.
For the health value:
- Above 50% health, the disk drive is displayed with green, as the disk drive can be used. The text description on the Overview page is green.
- Between 25 and 50%, the disk drive is still acceptable but may be better to plan replacement. The text description on the Overview page is yellow.
- Below 25%, the disk drive has high number of problems and an immediate replacement is recommended. The text description on the Overview page is red.
The colors help to indicate the current status and seriousness of possible issues.
SSDs generally work (and tolerate) higher temperatures better, so the temperature thresholds can be adjusted: maybe on this page (generally if you use an SSD only) or on the Temperature page: in the upper right area, it is possible to specify custom temperature thresholds for the particular SSD (or hard disk drive). For some SSDs (NVMe/PCIe SSDs), manufacturers provide recommended warning/alert temperatures: if these available, they displayed on the Information page.
Generally the default settings of Hard Disk Sentinel are applicable for most hard disk drives:
- Up to 42 Celsius the temperature for the hard disk drive is ideal. The temperature tray icon displayed with green
- Between 43 and 50 Celsius, the temperature is a bit high (especially if the hard disk is idle, does not performing read/write which may increase further) but can be still acceptable. The temperature tray icon displayed with yellow
- Above 50 Celsius, the temperature is high. The temperature tray icon displayed with red.
For the health value:
- Above 50% health, the disk drive is displayed with green, as the disk drive can be used. The text description on the Overview page is green.
- Between 25 and 50%, the disk drive is still acceptable but may be better to plan replacement. The text description on the Overview page is yellow.
- Below 25%, the disk drive has high number of problems and an immediate replacement is recommended. The text description on the Overview page is red.
The colors help to indicate the current status and seriousness of possible issues.
SSDs generally work (and tolerate) higher temperatures better, so the temperature thresholds can be adjusted: maybe on this page (generally if you use an SSD only) or on the Temperature page: in the upper right area, it is possible to specify custom temperature thresholds for the particular SSD (or hard disk drive). For some SSDs (NVMe/PCIe SSDs), manufacturers provide recommended warning/alert temperatures: if these available, they displayed on the Information page.
Re: Temperature
Do you have any temp threshold suggestions on nvme m.2? I have one in my laptop and desktop. They run very hot, Especially just after boot or heavy disk use. The default thresholds give me frequent high temp warnings. I've tried adjusting them up, but it still happens. I don't have any info on the manufacturers recommended temp. My current Above temp threshold is 125F/52C. Thanks!
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Re: Temperature
Please check the Information page. Most NVMe M.2 SSDs report temperature limits there, for example a typical SSD can report these values:
Thermal Management Temperature 1 . . . . . . . . : 350 °K (77 °C)
Thermal Management Temperature 2 . . . . . . . . : 354 °K (81 °C)
Warning Composite Temperature Threshold . . . . : 351 °K (78 °C)
Critical Composite Temperature Threshold . . . . : 355 °K (82 °C)
which means that above 77 Celsius, the SSD may dramatically decrease performance to prevent damages.
78 Celsius is the warning level - and 82 Celsius is the critical level, so you can configure the thresholds according those limits.
I'd specify lower values - as probably you'd want alerts long before the real critical temperature reached.
52 Celsius is not too high, most NVMe M.2 SSDs work at higher level. You can configure (for example) 60 Celsius as warning (yellow) and 65 as alert (red) thresholds, as then you'll still have room and there will be less warnings.
Thermal Management Temperature 1 . . . . . . . . : 350 °K (77 °C)
Thermal Management Temperature 2 . . . . . . . . : 354 °K (81 °C)
Warning Composite Temperature Threshold . . . . : 351 °K (78 °C)
Critical Composite Temperature Threshold . . . . : 355 °K (82 °C)
which means that above 77 Celsius, the SSD may dramatically decrease performance to prevent damages.
78 Celsius is the warning level - and 82 Celsius is the critical level, so you can configure the thresholds according those limits.
I'd specify lower values - as probably you'd want alerts long before the real critical temperature reached.
52 Celsius is not too high, most NVMe M.2 SSDs work at higher level. You can configure (for example) 60 Celsius as warning (yellow) and 65 as alert (red) thresholds, as then you'll still have room and there will be less warnings.