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Replacing the fan in ReadyNAS Duo - possible?
Hello. Has anyone replaced/changed the (stock) fan in the Netgear ReadyNAS duo? I would like to do this, since I think the fan makes far too much noise. Any comments and thoughts about this is w...
erodrigues wrote: ...........
I believe that the 2000 RPM from my previous post occurred because of multiple refresh that i was doing to the webGUI of the ForntView. I also believe that the fan speed is influenced by the ReadyNAS DUO CPU temperature. Can anyone confirm this?
There is a utility you can install to set the minimum fan speed (a link is posted earlier in this thread). I have mine set at 1500 rpm with a 80 mm Nexus fan and it never gets up, not even on hot summer days, keeping the HD's at a comfortable 31 - 38 deg C.
Remember that the optimum disk temperature is between 30 an 40 deg C. Lower will shorten life time.
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