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ReadyNas Pro 6 - upgraded fans sound like jet engine
Running OS 6.7.5 took the plunge and upgraded like williams_nest: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/CPU-and-Fan-upgrades/td-p/948507 and walshlink: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/RNP-6-w-Xeon-CPU-and-upgraded-fans/td-p/1022747 and others Previous config E5800 CPU Stock Comdell Crown AGE08015B12V CPU fan Stock Comdell Crown AGE12025B12M System fan Previous idle CPU 1757 RPM, 51C (124F) System 1081 RPM, 56C (133F) Disks 37-39C (96-102F) Upgraded the CPU, cleaned out the filthy dusty heat sink, replaced thermal paste with Arctic Silver 5 Current config X3230 CPU Noctua NF-R8 Redux-1800 PWM CPU fan Noctua NF-F12 Industrial iPPC 3000 PWM System fan Current idle CPU 620 RPM, 35C (95F) System 2636 RPM, 38C (100F) Disks 27-28C (80-82F) Impressive cooling ability-- my only disappointment is this thing sounds like a jet airplane taking off... even in "Quiet" mode and idling. Any advice to safely quiet without affecting cooling ability? Going back to stock fans is not an option.2.7KViews0likes2Comments
System Suddenly Very Loud
Recently I noticed that my NAS (Legacy Ultra 6 Plus, with upgraded CPU and memory, running 6.7.4), which until then had been near-inaudible except possibly during boots or shutdowns, had become very loud. There has been no change in location for years (a well-ventilated cool closet). Nor do any of the disks give any indication of failing (not that the sound had that characteristic noise). So I suspected the fans and pulled up the relevant dashboard page: [Hmm, didn't there use to be a way to upload images to this forums? Or is that just all other forums? It is a pretty useful feature. In any case, here is the relevant part of the screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/7Y5GeqA.png] The first thing I noticed that these fan controls look new to me. They are neat, but they might be connected to the problem. Disk temperatures are fine. CPU a little high, but not alarming. However, the reported "System" temperature sounds really high; not system about to meltdown high, but completely unreasonably high. Could this possibly be correct? Or could it be related to a vaguely remembered issue with ReadyNAS 6 not reading certain sensors on legacy hardward correctly? In any case, the high reported System temperature is probably the reason that the fans are running at full speed and high noise. Switching between Quiet, Balanced, and Cool fan modes has no effect. I imagine that is the correct result in circumstances that the system feels that it needs all the cooling it can get, noise be damned. For what it is worth, the noise issue definitely existed in 6.7.1 and was not fixed in 6.7.4. So is there anything to be done about this? Or do I just need to find a different, more distant closet to locate the NAS in?3.7KViews0likes8Comments
Pro Pioneer very loud - OS 6.5.1
I have a Pro Poineer Edition (6 bays) running on OS 6.5.1. Bays 1 thru 3 are filled, each with a Seaget 3TB HDD. All HDD's are fairly new, with power-on hours ranging from 1000 thru 9000. No ATA errors. Disks are in RAID5. I have selected the fan setting Quiet, but still my Pro Pioneer is very loud. Fans are spinning 1400rpm for CPU and 1481rpm for system. I have cleaned the inside of the NAS, no or almost no dust in the ventilators. What is the matter here? The NAS is accesible but the noise it produces does not sound good... It sits next to me on a shelve above my head and I can't make any phone calls for the noise... All sugegstions welcome - thanks in advance. Greetz, Willem Netherlands3KViews0likes9Comments