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Service Action to Prevent PSU Failures in ReadyNAS NV/NV+
A Service Action notice has been posted in the Announcement forum to prevent ReadyNAS NV and NV+ systems from premature power supply failures at viewtopic.php?t=10259. If you own a NV or NV+ within t...
I've read the 3 major threads I've found in the forums on premature power supply failures and have opted for the bump in fan speed increase. Zippy chance I was going to s.uck unfiltered air through the unit. Even with my Ready NAS NV+ located 50 inches above the ground in my relatively clean office, after only 3 months of use the front filter is covered with a fairly substantial layer of fine, dense dust. I'm guessing some dust still gets into the case, but I can just imagine how bad it would be inside the case after a year of use with no filter!
Having said that, I'm disappointed with the increase in noise. I bought the NV+ specifically because of its reduced noise characteristics. When I got it a few months ago I was surprised at how, relatively speaking, loud the unit was at 1600rpms. For something described as "Server-rated power supply with noise-killer design for quieter operation" I had expected something just above dead silent. Maybe that was wishful thinking, but it definitely wasn't the case - mostly due to the hum of the drives. Now add the hum of the fan at 2100rpm, and the NV+ is competing with my (soon to be replaced, 9 fan) Mac G5.
Frankly, its an audible relief when I power everything down in the evening. I was hoping with the new Intel Macs and their reduced cooling requirements, I'd finally get a fairly noiseless work environment, but that won't be the case now with the NV+ humming along.
I will say that I very much appreciate Infrant's efforts to keep their customers aware of what's going on though. Having worked as a Unix system administrator at various large scale operations centers, this kind of follow up is much appreciated. But, as someone else mentioned in one of these threads, it works well for the computer geek who likes to fiddle with settings and such. For the general consumer though, this is the equivalent of one of the big automakers asking their customers to fix a recall problem themselves. A better solution for them would have been a true recall, or, more practically speaking, an over the net upgrade.
Anyway, my 2 cents after spending a couple of frustrating hours indoors during a beautiful, springtime, Saturday afternoon fiddling with this upgrade.
Having said that, I'm disappointed with the increase in noise. I bought the NV+ specifically because of its reduced noise characteristics. When I got it a few months ago I was surprised at how, relatively speaking, loud the unit was at 1600rpms. For something described as "Server-rated power supply with noise-killer design for quieter operation" I had expected something just above dead silent. Maybe that was wishful thinking, but it definitely wasn't the case - mostly due to the hum of the drives. Now add the hum of the fan at 2100rpm, and the NV+ is competing with my (soon to be replaced, 9 fan) Mac G5.
Frankly, its an audible relief when I power everything down in the evening. I was hoping with the new Intel Macs and their reduced cooling requirements, I'd finally get a fairly noiseless work environment, but that won't be the case now with the NV+ humming along.
I will say that I very much appreciate Infrant's efforts to keep their customers aware of what's going on though. Having worked as a Unix system administrator at various large scale operations centers, this kind of follow up is much appreciated. But, as someone else mentioned in one of these threads, it works well for the computer geek who likes to fiddle with settings and such. For the general consumer though, this is the equivalent of one of the big automakers asking their customers to fix a recall problem themselves. A better solution for them would have been a true recall, or, more practically speaking, an over the net upgrade.
Anyway, my 2 cents after spending a couple of frustrating hours indoors during a beautiful, springtime, Saturday afternoon fiddling with this upgrade.
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