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HOWTO: Disable WD IDLE3 via ReadyNAS
I did this on my ReadyNAS Ultra 4. I installed the RootSSH Access addon to get shell access and got the idle3-tools download link from http://idle3-tools.sourceforge.net/ # Install packages need...
Post 1 worked perfectly on a NV+ V2 with four WD30EZRX drives (RAID5), the constant noise was driving me mad. My NAS box is only 3 days old so no permanent damage done.
In that short time, roughly 68 hours, the drives all reported Load Cycle Counts of around 1800.
The chirping/ticking of the drives alerted me that something wasn't right, I have a couple of other green WD drives in Windows PC's that dont make a sound, guess its Linux they don't like.
In that short time, roughly 68 hours, the drives all reported Load Cycle Counts of around 1800.
The chirping/ticking of the drives alerted me that something wasn't right, I have a couple of other green WD drives in Windows PC's that dont make a sound, guess its Linux they don't like.
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