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Fan Control for ReadyNAS NV+ v2 (Make it more quiet please)
I have been trying to get my nv+ v2 a little bit quiter for a while now and haven't really succeeded. I changed the fan, and it helped, but I can't get the fan to work as slow as I'd like. The disks ...
Thank you for the long reply. I appreciate the help.
The fan I'm currently using is the Noctua A9x14: http://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-a9x14-pwm with the low speed transformer which supposedly lowers the noise value to around 13 db. The fan is good, and I'm not really complaining about that, what I don't understand is why the fan is running at a constant speed and throttle at all times.
Most of the time the NAS is idle, if I'm using it then it's most likely because I'm working or watching a movie. The problem I'm having is the idle noise when no one is using it; it seems strange to me that the fan isn't controlling its speed based on the temperature or usage. Even after installing the low throttle adapter from noctua its still too loud for when its not actually doing anything.
Unfortunately I've tried to relocate the NAS and currently that's not an option due to network access and apartment layout. And any closet I could put it in would be small and cramped and restrict air flow much worse than simply turning down the fan during idle time.
Doesn't the NV+ V2 have fan control settings based on temperature or usage? And if it does, is there an easy way to test this?
The fan I'm currently using is the Noctua A9x14: http://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-a9x14-pwm with the low speed transformer which supposedly lowers the noise value to around 13 db. The fan is good, and I'm not really complaining about that, what I don't understand is why the fan is running at a constant speed and throttle at all times.
I have the same NAS and I'm looking for a quiter fan too. I opened the case and found that the fan connection is a 3 pin one, while the fan you installed is a 4-Pin PWM fan, how did you match the different pinout?
What about your NAS and drives temperature after replacing the fan?
I was looking at Noctua fans too but they are way below the original one specification (2000rpm against 3200 rpm for the model MGA9212YB-O25 installed by Netgear, as documented here: https://www.alfatec.de/fileadmin/Webdata/Kataloge/PROTECHNIC_catalogue-Standard_Products-v1.0.pdf).
Standard fan rpm is around 1365rpm for me so in normal conditions Noctua fan should be enough, but what if HD temperature increase and fan needs to rotate much higher?
Thank you
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