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Good morning,
a few days ago my external SSD (Samsung MU-PC500R) started to overheat (it's really hot to the touch) a few minutes after connecting it to my Macbook Air M1 (2021). He had never done that. It may be a matter of cable (I got a UGreen cable on Amazon because I needed one longer than the original, which I no longer have). Can it really be this?
Can anyone help me understand the nature of the problem? Thanks!
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.6
Airnoth wrote:
Good morning,
a few days ago my external SSD (Samsung MU-PC500R) started to overheat (it's really hot to the touch) a few minutes after connecting it to my Macbook Air M1 (2021). He had never done that. It may be a matter of cable (I got a UGreen cable on Amazon because I needed one longer than the original, which I no longer have). Can it really be this?
Can anyone help me understand the nature of the problem? Thanks!
They normally get quite warm regardless of the computer it is used on. If it is getting hotter than you think it should, return the SSD and get it replaced.
Also, the more data you are transferring back and forth, the warmer it will get.
Has nothing to do with the Mac.
Airnoth wrote:
Good morning,
a few days ago my external SSD (Samsung MU-PC500R) started to overheat (it's really hot to the touch) a few minutes after connecting it to my Macbook Air M1 (2021). He had never done that. It may be a matter of cable (I got a UGreen cable on Amazon because I needed one longer than the original, which I no longer have). Can it really be this?
Can anyone help me understand the nature of the problem? Thanks!
They normally get quite warm regardless of the computer it is used on. If it is getting hotter than you think it should, return the SSD and get it replaced.
Also, the more data you are transferring back and forth, the warmer it will get.
Has nothing to do with the Mac.
Samsung External SSD heating
