Hot hard drive

On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:22:58 -0600, "Bill in Co."
<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Frank-FL wrote:
>> "Edric" <none@nobody.net> wrote in message
>> news:6ch274tgiv81623tdi662ibij5eoj5719c@4ax.com...
>>> 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
>>
>> Why don't you just crawl back under the porch?
>
>Does he have a porch, or is he still living in a basement tenement?
>

On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:22:58 -0600, "Bill in Co."
<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Frank-FL wrote:
>> "Edric" <none@nobody.net> wrote in message
>> news:6ch274tgiv81623tdi662ibij5eoj5719c@4ax.com...
>>> 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
>>
>> Why don't you just crawl back under the porch?
>
>Does he have a porch, or is he still living in a basement tenement?
>
Neither. I live a fulfilling happy life. It would be more happy,
however, if dolts like you would just admit by the group title these
posts don't belong here.

"Edric" <none@nobody.net> wrote in message
news:3h2l74lgva4bcl3vjekogi8laquncpdcbb@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:22:58 -0600, "Bill in Co."
> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>Frank-FL wrote:
>>> "Edric" <none@nobody.net> wrote in message
>>> news:6ch274tgiv81623tdi662ibij5eoj5719c@4ax.com...
>>>> 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
>>>
>>> Why don't you just crawl back under the porch?
>>
>>Does he have a porch, or is he still living in a basement tenement?
>>
> Neither. I live a fulfilling happy life.

> It would be more happy,
> however, if dolts like you would just admit by the group title these
> posts don't belong here.
>

The happiness level of your life is based on what gets posted here?

Dang.

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:59:36 -0400, "JohnO"
<johno@!NOOSPAM!heathkit.com> wrote:

>
>"Edric" <none@nobody.net> wrote in message
>news:3h2l74lgva4bcl3vjekogi8laquncpdcbb@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:22:58 -0600, "Bill in Co."
>> <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Frank-FL wrote:
>>>> "Edric" <none@nobody.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:6ch274tgiv81623tdi662ibij5eoj5719c@4ax.com...
>>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> Why don't you just crawl back under the porch?
>>>
>>>Does he have a porch, or is he still living in a basement tenement?
>>>
>> Neither. I live a fulfilling happy life.
>
>> It would be more happy,
>> however, if dolts like you would just admit by the group title these
>> posts don't belong here.
>>
>
>The happiness level of your life is based on what gets posted here?
>
>Dang.
>
>
No. In fact I'm saddened when you dolts won't admit the truth of my
posts, won't admit those posts DON'T BELONG HERE!

>>> Neither. I live a fulfilling happy life.
>>
>>> It would be more happy,
>>> however, if dolts like you would just admit by the group title these
>>> posts don't belong here.
>>>
>>
>>The happiness level of your life is based on what gets posted here?
>>
>>Dang.
>>
>>
> No. In fact I'm saddened when you dolts won't admit the truth of my
> posts, won't admit those posts DON'T BELONG HERE!
>

We make you sad, too?

With the emotional toll this group takes on you, how can you keep coming
back?

JohnO wrote:
>>>> Neither. I live a fulfilling happy life.
>>>
>>>> It would be more happy,
>>>> however, if dolts like you would just admit by the group title these
>>>> posts don't belong here.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The happiness level of your life is based on what gets posted here?
>>>
>>> Dang.
>>>
>>>
>> No. In fact I'm saddened when you dolts won't admit the truth of my
>> posts, won't admit those posts DON'T BELONG HERE!
>>
>
> We make you sad, too?
>
> With the emotional toll this group takes on you, how can you keep coming
> back?

He lives for it.