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sventunus
Feb 26, 2013Aspirant
ReadyNAS Ultra 6 rattling
Dear Netgear, I have been owning a ReadyNAS Ultra 6 for about 2 years, and since a couple of weeks the device is making a rattling sound all the time. I removed the side panels from the case to ch...
StephenB
Feb 26, 2013Guru - Experienced User
Sometimes a failing disk will rattle, sometimes it is a chassis fan.
One way to check is to power down the NAS, remove all the drives (labeling the slots!) and then turn it back on. If it still rattles, it is the chassis.
Turn the NAS off, and replace the disks in their original positions.
One way to check is to power down the NAS, remove all the drives (labeling the slots!) and then turn it back on. If it still rattles, it is the chassis.
Turn the NAS off, and replace the disks in their original positions.
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