[mythtv-users] USB Hard Drive Lifespans and power usage question

Calvin Dodge caldodge at gmail.com
Mon Aug 4 22:18:34 UTC 2008


On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Nick F <nikos.f at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/4/08, Steve Peters - Priority Electronics
> <steve at priorityelectronics.com> wrote:
>>
>> So after finding hddtemp, I was able to get the temps of my drives, but
>> only
>> the internal ones:

[calvin at www ~]# for n in a b c;do hddtemp /dev/sd$n;done
/dev/sda: ST3500630AS: 38°C
/dev/sdb: Hitachi HDS721075KLA330: 38°C
/dev/sdc: Hitachi HDS721075KLA330: 38°C


I have an Antec 120mm fan set to Low just in front of the drive cage,
and another one in back.  The computer is out in the open, rather than
inside a cabinet.

Calvin


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