Ok, My hard drives are getting hot?

All Three fans are working good.

My hard drives are partitioned,One only has XP on it and is 99% empty.

The other has everything else on it, and is 1/2 full.

What could be the cause?

Ok, My hard drives are getting hot?

All Three fans are working good.

My hard drives are partitioned,One only has XP on it and is 99% empty.

The other has everything else on it, and is 1/2 full.

What could be the cause?

even if the fans are running,are you sure they are running at the proper speeds?and working together,also it might be dust build up inside the puter on heatsinks or the fans themselves.

I had the same problem which caused the computer to crash on a regular basis.

I opened it up, and some of the heat sinks were plugged with dust.  It seems to me that static electricity can draw it like a magnet.  I know it does on my fiberglass molds.  

Makes pretty starburst patterns anywhere there is the slightest charge.

I use compressed Gasbuster to blow out all the innards periodically.  Some advise against it because the dust can be moved to other places causing malfunction.

They suggest a vacuum made for sucking dust from components.  I've got a battery powered vac with a flexible wand, but it doesn't do as good a job as the compressed gas in the hard to reach spots behind boards and other components.

I'm assuming you are are refering to a desktop computer. Open up the computer and clean all the dust you can out of the computer. Use a vacuum with an attachment and some type of blower to blow the remaining junk out of the computer. Make sure all the heat sinks are clean. If your computer is in a enclosed computer desk it may not have enough air flow to completely cool the system. I would be more worried about the processor getting hot than the hard drives. The hard drives are more resistant to heat than the processor.

If you are talking about a laptop let me know.

Sorry I didnt see this post earlier.

First off, the partitioning of the drives has nothing to do with the over heating issues. Is your system freezing up from over heating?

It sounds to me like your answers have been provided above. Air flow or lack of, is one of the biggest causes of overheating issues. Like has been suggested if your computer is enclosed in a desk, open the area up some to allow more air flow. Also be sure your fans are working together instead of against each other. Fans are directional, they flow air one way. Is it possible that you have both of them pushing air into the CPU instead of one pushing air in and one pushing air out? Air flow is the key.

Other suggestions would include clean the heat sink, I would also suggest removing your heat sink and check to be sure you have some Thermal Grease between it and the processor. Other than that and what has already been mentioned I might consider just replacing the fans, its a cheap and easy and can save your drives.

If you have anymore questions please feel free to ask. I'll keep an eye on this thread

Your assumption is correct.  Mine is a desktop.