How long do external HDDs with routers live with constant use?

Question

Hard disks

Transcend TS500GSJ25M2 - external HDD 2.5" 500GB with USB interface. I use DLNA Samba for FTP and downloads. Constantly warm and spinning without stopping Asus RT-N66U router, stock firmware. I'm a little scared that it constantly works and spins the disk.

Answer 1

On the contrary, as far as I know, the main load is at the start and stop. Personally, my old Seagate 320 gig has been spinning since 2008 (with rare stops for service / moving) and, it seems, does not intend to die yet. Of the dangers - to drop such a spinning hard, otherwise it will definitely work out its 5 years after which it will be retired (most likely by that time it will be completely irrelevant due to the final arrival of the SSD era)

Answer 2

This should not be scary, on the contrary - in this mode there will be no problems with parking heads. I recommend looking for a smartclt drain, well, or look from a computer

Answer 3

The optimal working temperature of the HDD is 35-40 degrees, the maximum is 65 degrees, after which the probability of breakdown increases. So it will be warm in any way. And to turn the disk - it has such a purpose.

Answer 4

My external drive is hooked up not to the router, but to the media player - all sorts of stuff is poured into it over the network, that is, it also works all the time (in idle time). Warm, but for the past three years - no problems.

Answer 5

The external Seagate worked for 3 years, it was always connected and did not touch or turn off, after a while it stopped being displayed, there was a terrible crunch inside the hard, I gave it to the s / c, after the diagnosis I was told that "You missed it" and data recovery is impossible, I was at a loss.