Solved Issues replacing Optane ssd with nvme

NavyLCDR said:

This thread has definitely confirmed my decision that I made many years ago to never again buy an HP computer.

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Just don't get one with an Optane drive! I am sure they are fine if set up with a normal drive from scratch. Not all models have optane. Cooling was fine with the original manufacturer set up and drive. But with optane it is less a less flexible laptop.

I think manufacturers are going the Apple way - use it as it is and not upgradeable etc.

Hazel123 said:

Good point! Samsung Magician says the drive is 53 degrees celsius. Speccy says the cpu is 54 degrees celsius.

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That would be 127.4° Fahrenheit. If you want to make the degree sign it's, Alt+248 using the number pad.

Winuser said:

Is that 53° Celsius or Fahrenheit?

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Fahrenheit would be pretty cold

CornishRattler said:

Fahrenheit would be pretty cold

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I would call it cool instead of cold. @Hazel123 did say that the fan is running constantly.

CornishRattler said:

Fahrenheit would be pretty cold

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Lol! 32 f is freezing point but not minus temperatures :)

Winuser said:

I would call it cool instead of cold. @Hazel123 did say that the fan is running constantly.

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53°C is warm I suppose and will make the fans spin. Mine is currently sat at 42°C

It's not too bad. Yes warmer than before and fans running more but not dangerously hot. Maybe a thermal pad will help a bit.

Does it fluctuate or pretty constant with normal use?

A bit of both if that makes sense. Fairly constant but then settles for a bit. During normal use. I have no doubt if doing something intensive it would be constant for some time and the heat go up.

I just did a search and from what I found the normal temps for a NVMe drive that is not under load is 35-40° C and 60-70° C under load.

Winuser said:

I just did a search and from what I found the normal temps for a NVMe drive that is not under load is 35-40° C and 60-70° C under load.

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Mine is pretty constant at normal use at 42°C Samsung 980 Pro
The 2nd drive in the machine when not doing anything is at 32°C

@Hazel123, it might help lower the temperature if you attach the pad from the old drive.

I just checked the NVMe drive temp on my new desktop with HWiNFO64. The temp is 28° C. The drive temp on my old desktop is 36° C and I'm in the process of encoding a few videos. I'll check my laptop later.

Winuser said:

@Hazel123, it might help lower the temperature if you attach the pad from the old drive.

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Agree, yes.

Winuser said:

I just checked the NVMe drive temp on my new desktop with HWiNFO64. The temp is 28° C. The drive temp on my old desktop is 36° C and I'm in the process of encoding a few videos. I'll check my laptop later.

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Laptops will always run warmer

CornishRattler said:

Laptops will always run warmer

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I'm just curious of what the laptop temp is. I'm running a photo slideshow to warm it up.

Winuser said:

I'm just curious of what the laptop temp is. I'm running a photo slideshow to warm it up.

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Just run a back up

CornishRattler said:

Just run a back up

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II ran two temp checks on my laptop. The temp when doing the slideshow was 27° C. The temp after doing a backup was 38° C.

Winuser said:

II ran two temp checks on my laptop. The temp when doing the slideshow was 27° C. The temp after doing a backup was 38° C.

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Positively frosty

CornishRattler said:

Positively frosty

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Going by the results on my laptop I think that the temp of 53° C explains why the fan is running on @Hazel123 laptop. Hopefully the heatsink pad will lower the temp enough that the fan won't have to run so much.