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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...
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Ok, you have 6 HDDs but I am still puzzled. I cannot imagine the Western Digital's shutting down even though you had no airflow at all. It simply does not make sense - even though I do not own your drives, I believe the technology is the same and my HDD, mine simply have twice as many platters as yours. To overheat it must mean that there is NO airflow whatsoever in your box, I do not understand.
Did you check the airflow of the current fan and the Noctua's? I'll try putting a piece of paper in front of the box! :)
You've never mentioned what's your ambient temperature.
4.2.27 is the latest version for your Pro.
If I copy and paste it just show a mess of numbers, that's why I asked!
Ok, you have 6 HDDs but I am still puzzled. I cannot imagine the Western Digital's shutting down even though you had no airflow at all. It simply does not make sense - even though I do not own your drives, I believe the technology is the same and my HDD, mine simply have twice as many platters as yours. To overheat it must mean that there is NO airflow whatsoever in your box, I do not understand.
Did you check the airflow of the current fan and the Noctua's? I'll try putting a piece of paper in front of the box! :)
You've never mentioned what's your ambient temperature.
4.2.27 is the latest version for your Pro.
If I copy and paste it just show a mess of numbers, that's why I asked!
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