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Hi Bads
I have never heard of such an util. Wonder how that should work? I have IBM-drives only in my box and they offer a utility:
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IBM Feature Tool (version 1.50)
The IBM Feature Tool allows you to control some of the features in the newer IBM high performance ATA hard disk drives. Version 1.5 adds support for the latest IBM drives. The IBM Feature Tool allows you to:
Enable or disable the read-ahead or write cache.
Change the drive Automatic Acoustic Management settings to the:
Lowest acoustic emanation setting (Quiet Seek Mode), or
Maximum performance level (Normal Seek Mode).
Change the predefined capacity of the drive. This option can be used in situations where there is a BIOS limitation and the drive is not recognized. See the Users Guide for specific details.
Switch the Ultra DMA mode (replaces the IBMATASW utility)
Change Advanced Power Mode - allows you to change between the lowest power consumption and the highest power consumption (maximum performance level).
Show Drive Temperature - shows the current drive temperature in Celsius and Farenheit.
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I doubt anyone else offer more utils or possibilities. Do Maxtor have anything at their site? Utils or specifikations?
In general I believe 51 degrees is a little high, but maybe not dangerous high. IBM claims 60 degrees (or around that) to be the limit.
For a comparision my three drives all run between 30 and 33 degrees, placed at the bottom of a Lian-Li case where the air intake flows. A fan or a cooler can't be totally wrong.
Good luck!
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