Normal MBWE WD Caviar Green HDD temperature should fit in range 38-50°C. We can simply use S.M.A.R.T. monitoring hard drive feature to read current temperature using few commands.
Solution
To read MBWE hard disk temperature do the following steps:
- Enable SSH on your MBWE. To do this, login to your MBWE web interface and go to Advanced Setup > System > Advanced then check SSH Access to Enable and click Submit.
- Open Terminal on your Linux/MAC OSX (for Windows use PuTTY or simple boot Ubuntu Live CD) then write following command, providing your MBWE current IP address (here is an example):
ssh root@192.168.1.2
[hit ENTER]
and provide password:welc0me
[hit ENTER].