On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:44:09 -0700, "Walter R." <wer25@example.com>
wrote:

>Running Win XP pro SP2
>
>I installed a Maxtor SATA 500 GB hard drive in my 7 year old computer, using
>an IDE/SATA controller. Its running fine.
>
>However, it runs quite a bit warmer (hotter) than my 80 GB IDE hard drive. I
>cannot
>touch it for more than 5 seconds, without letting go.
>
>Is this high temp normal for a big hard drive? Is the temp of a drive
>depending
>on the size of the drive?
>
>Thanks

Why ask HERE? What does this have to do with the XP OS? NOTHING.

Ask elsewhere