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Readynas Pro heat issues
Hopefully this is the right place to post this. I've had my Readynas Pro for about 7 years. Recently the power supply fan started to make funny noises and temperature was kind of high. Scheduled power...
I've opened mine, it needed a clean!
Right, the way it is assembled, the big fan on the back will not extract any air through the HDD's if you remove the side cover, all the airflow will come from the removed side panel. I am really puzzled why you have lower HDD's temperatures when you remove the side panel.
I touched the heathsink just after powering down. It's warm but not hot. The MB uses the chassis as heathsink if memory serves (not hugely sure) but still the airflow from the main fan should be enough not to cause any trouble.
I ask that again: are you sure your metal 'mesh' on the front is clean and the holes on the back of the HDD's are unobstructed? That wouldn't explain how your temperatures drop when the panel is off. With the panel off you're basically stopping any airflow through the HDDs.
Silly question: is the big fan mounted the correct way, i.e. does it blow air out of the unit? Use a piece of paper to check, sometimes it's hard to say and that fan is a low airflow one. Same with the PSU fan, does it blow or suck air? If the PSU blows air INSIDE the unit, that may explain a bit.
Right, the way it is assembled, the big fan on the back will not extract any air through the HDD's if you remove the side cover, all the airflow will come from the removed side panel. I am really puzzled why you have lower HDD's temperatures when you remove the side panel.
I touched the heathsink just after powering down. It's warm but not hot. The MB uses the chassis as heathsink if memory serves (not hugely sure) but still the airflow from the main fan should be enough not to cause any trouble.
I ask that again: are you sure your metal 'mesh' on the front is clean and the holes on the back of the HDD's are unobstructed? That wouldn't explain how your temperatures drop when the panel is off. With the panel off you're basically stopping any airflow through the HDDs.
Silly question: is the big fan mounted the correct way, i.e. does it blow air out of the unit? Use a piece of paper to check, sometimes it's hard to say and that fan is a low airflow one. Same with the PSU fan, does it blow or suck air? If the PSU blows air INSIDE the unit, that may explain a bit.
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