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NAS Not all drives are equal - choosing the right drive for you
One of the most important decisions you will make when purchasing a NAS is the decision as to which drives to purchase to put in it. Indeed depending on which NAS model and which drives you buy you c...
eton wrote: And btw, if your nas drives reaches 40 C and above, get a better fan pronto.
Without knowing the drive's general operating temperature range, number of drives in NAS or ambient temperature, this advice becomes less reliable.
e.g.: My Pro 6 with 6 x Hitachi 4TB DeskStar 7200rpm, happily running without issue for 3 years with drive temps between 42-48 degrees C: in ambient temps ranging from 15 degrees to 40 degrees. System Fan was generally sitting at no more than 1293 rpm.
The issue for me was more to do with the ambient temperature becoming too hot in my room during hot summer months with the extra heat output. Switching to Seagate 5900rpm 4TB NAS drives dropped the drive temps to 33-37 degrees C.
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