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yoh-dah
Apr 19, 2007Guide
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...
muri
Apr 27, 2007Aspirant
I'm sure the clicking comes from the fan.
If I lower it's speed below 2000 rpm it disappears. And the sound comes clearly from there.
That's the reason why I'm not very happy with this solution to the psu problem.
Not only I have a noisier unit, but I also have this annoying clicking.
And reading other users reports I don't think reversing the fan will help that much. Raising disk temperature and removing dust protection could help psu, but will lower disk reliability.
I think perople from Infrant should think about offering us a more reliable psu as a retrofit kit.
If I lower it's speed below 2000 rpm it disappears. And the sound comes clearly from there.
That's the reason why I'm not very happy with this solution to the psu problem.
Not only I have a noisier unit, but I also have this annoying clicking.
And reading other users reports I don't think reversing the fan will help that much. Raising disk temperature and removing dust protection could help psu, but will lower disk reliability.
I think perople from Infrant should think about offering us a more reliable psu as a retrofit kit.
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