Replacing the fan in ReadyNAS Duo - possible?

plastiqmanb wrote:
Hey guys I to have a readynas Duo and i was getting tired of the high pitched 18,000hz type whine so just for the heck of it I searched for the 60x25 fans and came up to this : http://www.fanwholesale.com/evercool-60x25mm-p-62.html simple and effective! Super quiet and I didn't have to have an albatross comming out the back of the nas and it has retained its normal temperature. So far so good!

Placed in plain view the "albatross" (love the name!) sticking out the back is maybe intrusive, but for me this is not an issue as I have my NAS in a bedside table; when I open the door to this table I only see the front of the NAS.

The spec on the 60x25 mm fan you found shows an airflow (CFM value) that is lower than the stock fan, so you may want to watch the drive temperatures carefully - especially for more disk intense activities (such as streaming or heavy backup jobs). The fact that there seems to be few or no 60x25 mm fans available with an airflow matching or exceeding that of the stock Crown fan is the very reason why some of us went with the "albatross" solution. Better than risking overheating the NAS. Another benefit of a bigger fan is the option to reduce the rpm of the fan as a bigger fan needs lower rpm to move the same quantity of air as a smaller fan.