OT - Computer Issues (aka "blue screen of death")

[Baron Munchausen]

Renegade 13 said:
On a side note (sorry Turin!) what is a safe range for CPU and hard drive temperatures?

This depends on the CPU. Most AMD CPUs are rated for pretty high temperatures. 90 Celcius or so (about 190 Fahrenheit!) But people try to keep them much lower out of simple prudence. Running an AMD Athlon at 40 to 50 Celcius is considered 'ok' in most power user circles.

I don't know if any hard drives are equipped with temperature sensors. They definitely can overheat, but I don't think it's an urgent enough issue to be followed like CPU temperature is.