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RangeMethod
Jun 17, 2013Aspirant
ReadyNAS RN 104 Automatic FAN-Control
Hi All, I have a Big Problem with my New (2 Weeks old) ReadyNAS 104. When i have a look at the WEB-UI under the Performance TAB i see the FAN is always running at only ~875 rpm. After a fresh st...
StephenB
Jan 05, 2014Guru - Experienced User
WDC has the precisely the same power specs for the 2 TB and 3 TB red drives. (http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/S ... 771442.pdf)
4 TB is a bit higher, 1 TB is a bit less. Watts/TB are lowest for the 4 TB, and highest for the 1 TB.
Personally I think your temps are fine, I wouldn't put any effort in getting making them run 2 degrees cooler under that load. For what it's worth, the lowest failure rate in the Google study was 38 degrees C (see figures 4, 5 here: http://static.googleusercontent.com/med ... ilures.pdf). Though that data is getting pretty old now.
4 TB is a bit higher, 1 TB is a bit less. Watts/TB are lowest for the 4 TB, and highest for the 1 TB.
Personally I think your temps are fine, I wouldn't put any effort in getting making them run 2 degrees cooler under that load. For what it's worth, the lowest failure rate in the Google study was 38 degrees C (see figures 4, 5 here: http://static.googleusercontent.com/med ... ilures.pdf). Though that data is getting pretty old now.
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