Questions tagged [hddtemp]

When I run sudo hddtemp /dev/sda I get the following result: /dev/sda: KINGSTON SA400S37480G: 36°C However, at the disks GUI I get a different reading (99°C): Why is there a difference? which one is correct? can I get a third reading somehow? To…

I did that but I get: $ sudo echo '"Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2" 190 C "Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2"' >> /etc/hddtemp.db bash: /etc/hddtemp.db: Permission denied any suggestions? Did all from: SSD temperature sensor readout with hddtemp

I have an external hard drive 1 TB that won't open in Windows but will open in linux...attempt to run fsck command after unmounting just outputs: 'fsck from util-linux 2.25.2' gparted gui hangs on detecting /dev/sdb parted command line can access…

I thought my SSD was getting hot in my mini barebone PC so I checked with hddtemp. It's fine though at 33 Celsius. Now in the German wiki it says that hddtemp checks temps every minute which will wake up a HDD even when no data needs to be read. I'm…