hard disk cooling?

[RZA]

harddisk cooling?

Now I just got a new harddisk I'm thinking if I should cool it
I saw a coolermaster harddisk cooler that I might buy

Now I got 2 questions:
How can I check the drive temps(if I can using software)?
Whats the max temp for a drive ?

And yes I checked WD site for software for the temps.

 

[Big B]

There are some temperature probes, like Vantec's Nexus, the Digidoc 5, and a CompuNurse. There are others, but they don't come to mind.

Max drive temp...not sure on that one.

 

[RZA]

I've done the metal(or what ever it is) of my old coolermaster cooler on the harddisk and I think it really makes a diference as the metal becomes pretty hot, about the same as the harddisk