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Title: Has anyone been able to adjust the fan thermostat?
Post by: thooper41 on April 10, 2011, 11:39:11 AM: While reading Google's research article "Failure Trends in a Large Disk Drive Population" it looks as if the optimal temperature range for a hard drive is 30-35 deg C (figure 5, 3 and 4 year mark). This range is nowhere near the range that the thermostat on the DNS-323 kicks in to cool the hard drive. I've personally never had my fan turn on automatically, but from what I've read is that it turns on at 43 deg C. Ideally from what I've read in Google's research article, I'd like to see the low setting on the fan kick in at 35 deg C and high setting somewhere around 40-42 deg C. If anyone has any input on how to change the thermostat setting I'd greatly appreciate it.
Title: Re: Has anyone been able to adjust the fan thermostat?
Post by: dosborne on April 10, 2011, 02:15:41 PM: Leaving mine on low results in a temperature range of 30-39 depending on how hard I access it. This range has been constant for a year or more as I log the temperature every hour.
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Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:00:03 EDT NAS 192.168.1.40:81 Size:0915GB Free:0516GB [56%] Temp:32°C Up:19 days 0 hours 11 minutes Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:00:03 EDT NAS 192.168.1.41:81 Size:2748GB Free:1245GB [45%] Temp:31°C Up:19 days 0 hours 11 minutes Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:00:03 EDT NAS 192.168.1.40:81 Size:0915GB Free:0516GB [56%] Temp:33°C Up:19 days 1 hour 11 minutes Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:00:03 EDT NAS 192.168.1.41:81 Size:2748GB Free:1245GB [45%] Temp:31°C Up:19 days 1 hour 11 minutes Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:00:03 EDT NAS 192.168.1.40:81 Size:0915GB Free:0516GB [56%] Temp:32°C Up:19 days 2 hours 11 minutes Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:00:03 EDT NAS 192.168.1.41:81 Size:2748GB Free:1245GB [45%] Temp:31°C Up:19 days 2 hours 11 minutes Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:00:03 EDT NAS 192.168.1.40:81 Size:0915GB Free:0516GB [56%] Temp:33°C Up:19 days 3 hours 11 minutes Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:00:03 EDT NAS 192.168.1.41:81 Size:2748GB Free:1245GB [45%] Temp:31°C Up:19 days 3 hours 11 minutes
Title: Re: Has anyone been able to adjust the fan thermostat?
Post by: lookingforinfo on April 10, 2011, 07:04:11 PM: I think you will first need to install ffp. Somewhere in my readings I saw a long discussion and examples of scripts that can be run using ffp to read temperatures, change fan speeds at specific temperatures and other goodies. I can not find it now, but I think it all started with a search at http://forum.dsmg600.info/search.php
Title: Re: Has anyone been able to adjust the fan thermostat?
Post by: korben on April 23, 2011, 10:53:04 AM: Hello all,

I've install ffp on my dns 323 but the problem with the fan is already present :

I can't fix it as I would like to do.

I want the fan stops when temperature is low but when the disks stop, the fan starts, whatever the temperature.

I read in another topic that firmware 1.10 will fix this bug. But this topic is one year's old. Have you news about this ?

Thanks a lot

ps : excuse my poor french scolar english ;o)
Title: Re: Has anyone been able to adjust the fan thermostat?
Post by: FredB on April 24, 2011, 02:52:37 AM: http://numsys.blogspot.com/2010/08/nas-d-link-dns-323-debian.html?utm_source=BP_recent
Title: Re: Has anyone been able to adjust the fan thermostat?
Post by: eilz on April 28, 2011, 04:17:18 AM: Quote from: FredB on April 24, 2011, 02:52:37 AM
http://numsys.blogspot.com/2010/08/nas-d-link-dns-323-debian.html?utm_source=BP_recent

Can someone explain to lunix newbie how to do this and also will this work on a C1 model? I have funplug already installed and this script, if I can work out how to set it up would be ideal.
Title: Re: Has anyone been able to adjust the fan thermostat?
Post by: scaramanga on April 28, 2011, 04:52:02 AM: Quote from: eilz on April 28, 2011, 04:17:18 AM
Can someone explain to lunix newbie how to do this and also will this work on a C1 model? I have funplug already installed and this script, if I can work out how to set it up would be ideal.

This is, probably, not the right place to ask these things. Head over to:
http://wiki.dns323.info/
http://forum.dsmg600.info/viewforum.php?id=3
Title: Re: Has anyone been able to adjust the fan thermostat?
Post by: eilz on May 03, 2011, 06:17:40 AM: Quote from: scaramanga on April 28, 2011, 04:52:02 AM
This is, probably, not the right place to ask these things. Head over to:
http://wiki.dns323.info/
http://forum.dsmg600.info/viewforum.php?id=3

I did try but failed. I too wanted to know if its possible to get the fans spinning any earlier than 43 deg, or can you trick the themostat hardware into thinking its warmer then it is so it kick in earlier, anyone help please?
Title: Re: Has anyone been able to adjust the fan thermostat?
Post by: ctvxl on May 05, 2011, 09:53:25 PM: I did it using a fun_plug script and it works great. Lets me control exactly what temp triggers off, low, high fan settings.

I used the info found here: http://wiki.dns323.info/hardware:fan

I had to build my own scripts, though, as I am running ffp, and wanted to do it differently than what is described above. I did use the info there as a guide, however.

I would gladly post my scripts here, but not sure if D-Link would appreciate that?? This really is a topic for the wiki, not the forums...
Title: Re: Has anyone been able to adjust the fan thermostat?
Post by: eilz on May 06, 2011, 04:10:38 AM: Quote from: ctvxl on May 05, 2011, 09:53:25 PM
I did it using a fun_plug script and it works great. Lets me control exactly what temp triggers off, low, high fan settings.

I used the info found here: http://wiki.dns323.info/hardware:fan

I had to build my own scripts, though, as I am running ffp, and wanted to do it differently than what is described above. I did use the info there as a guide, however.

I would gladly post my scripts here, but not sure if D-Link would appreciate that?? This really is a topic for the wiki, not the forums...

Do you have a C1 model, I tired it but not working for me on a C1.
Title: Re: Has anyone been able to adjust the fan thermostat?
Post by: ctvxl on May 06, 2011, 11:32:30 AM: Yes, mine is a C1 model.
Title: Re: Has anyone been able to adjust the fan thermostat?
Post by: jhtopping on May 07, 2011, 10:59:59 AM: Have you looked at the following location?
http://forum.dsmg600.info/viewtopic.php?id=5643
There is a script for C1 hardware.

You also might monitor the temperature level as dosborne does so you have a better understanding of the "problem".