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oshae
Jul 23, 2018Tutor
Latest Radiator OS (6) for ReadyNAS Pro 6
Just curious if anyone can comment on the current state of OS 6 on legacy ReadyNAS? I have a Pro 6, and I installed OS 6 on it quite some time ago but switched back. The main reason then was due to t...
- Aug 02, 2018
Hi!
Well, i have been running OS for a long time now, on 6.9.3 now and have the COOL settings on fans due to a bit higher ambient temperature.
Works like a charm! No issues with fans at all, have tested QUIET and BALANCED settings too.Its alot quieter on quiet but i prefer cool before quiet settings...
I know in the begining there were some fan issues but they have gone away now... (to my knowledge at least)
So, go for OS6.. :-)
Regards
// Hans
viperhansa
Aug 02, 2018Virtuoso
Hi!
Well, i have been running OS for a long time now, on 6.9.3 now and have the COOL settings on fans due to a bit higher ambient temperature.
Works like a charm! No issues with fans at all, have tested QUIET and BALANCED settings too.
Its alot quieter on quiet but i prefer cool before quiet settings...
I know in the begining there were some fan issues but they have gone away now... (to my knowledge at least)
So, go for OS6.. :-)
Regards
// Hans
mdgm-ntgr
Aug 02, 2018NETGEAR Employee Retired
The upgrade process still requires a factory reset (wipes all data, settings, everything). Installing the PREP add-on avoids the need to initiate the factory reset manually. Though you should be backing up important data regularly anyway.
Also note that running OS6 on legacy RAIDiator-x86 systems such as the Pro 6 is unsupported.
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