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Jun 22, 2016Luminary
Avoid Seagate ST8000VN0002 - Horrible noise issue!
Hi, I have installed four of the Seagate ST8000VN0002 in my RN716x and just finished the resync of all disks. Unfortunately I now have an annoying beeping/humming noise when the disks are idling....
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Aug 19, 2016Thanks for the info! Unfortunately I'm running out of space! I'll take my chances and let everyone know about my experience with the Seagate 8TB HD.
- Retired_MemberAug 24, 2016
Well. It was on sale. Besides the negative review the Seagate 8TB NAS HDD SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 256 MB Cache Bare Drive ST8000VN0002 I bought does not fit in the control tray! It is missing the holes in the middle! I think I'm going to drill some homemade holes. Mabey that is why there is noise coming from the HD for some people. I definately am not going to snap off the small pegs on the control tray and ruin it. :mansad: I'll buy the WD HD that was reccomended to me. Thanks you all for your input! :smileyvery-happy:
- Retired_MemberAug 24, 2016
Update: After drilling two shallow holes on either side of the HD so it could fit in the control tray I slid it in and thank God there is no noise. No complaints here! Thank you everyone for your info on this topic! :smileyvery-happy:
- StephenBAug 24, 2016Guru - Experienced User
DJDOC wrote:
Update: After drilling two shallow holes on either side of the HD so it could fit in the control tray
Hopefully the drive won't fail, your drilling must have voided its warranty.
All you needed to do was remove the plastic insert in the drive tray, and use the mounting holes in the tray.
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