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ReadyNAS Duo V2 getting (too) warm.
Dear Forum Members I own two RN Duo V2s, first one bought December 2012 has 2 x 2TB WD Greens and the other bought January 2015 has 2 x 3TB WD Reds. On Monday morning I noticed that my first Duo V2 was not responding to commands, via Plex, as it used to, I then discovered that the machine was warm when touched, had shot up in temperature to 39C and with a fan speed of 780+ (can't remember the exact number). While the second Duo V2, which is besides the first one, had a temperature of 36C with a fan speed of 749 (approx). After checking both sets of logs, which did not show anything untoward, I switched the first Duo off. Later, Monday afternoon, I switched on my first Duo and, as expected, it was behaving normally but after 30 minutes or so it started to warm up again, whereas before it would still be cool to the touch. After I had completed my updating chores, I situated a small (6") desk fan near the Duo V2 to continually blow air at it. This enabled me to "direct play" some of my collection of shows to my TV without any problems. Finally, this morning I checked my Duo V2 and noticed that the temperature was 36C, even with the fan blowing on it all night, and internal fan speed of of approx 750+. My second Duo V2 currently has a temperature of 30C without my desk fan blowing on it. It seems to me that my first Duo V2, which is about 2 years and 8 months old, is going wrong by getting abnormally warm. As it has not broken down yet I don't think I can make any claims under the current 3 year hardware guarantee. Therefore, can anybody advise me on what actions I can take to restore my first Duo V2 to it's original health before the inevitable breakdown occurs. UK Bob PS. I'll be glad to answer any questions and clarify any points that I may have glossed over or failed to make clear.Solved4.6KViews0likes15Comments