PRO 6 poor read performance??

sphardy wrote:
... Also, don't then just assume the NAS is at fault if you still have an issue - it may be, but there are also many such reports on this forum where updated network drivers for instance have had a major impact on performance

Ok. I'm not assuming the NAS is the issue, and have been doing all the tests I can think of to rule it out.

Before I tried direct connect, I tried moving the hard drive to my PC (reformating of course), and mounting as Drive V. Then the Netgear test got 122 MB per second both read and write (the actual performance of the hard drive). Then I deleted the NTFS volume, and put it back into the PRO. I also checked network speeds between the two PCs I used for testing. I got > 900 megabits with jperf , so I don't think this is a network driver or cabling / switch issue.

Direct Connect doesn't make much difference. I got about 60 MB read speed, when I reverted back to my normal switched configuration I got in the mid 50s (somewhat better than the original test). Actual results vary some from run to run, so I am thinking there is no obvious proof of a network issue.

And of course 60 MB is still slower than the write speed (which remains around 80 MB), and much slower than the 100 MB read speeds I was expecting (based on the reviews).

So I am still left wondering if there is an issue with the PRO hardware. Temp 1 reads quite high (58 C), temp 2 is a more comfortable 31 C. The drive reports 39 C. Room temperature is about 24 C. Any suggestions on next steps would be welcome.