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Title: Fan or not to Fan
Post by: kawabunga18 on June 04, 2009, 09:30:51 AM
I recently got a 323 and updated the Fm to 1.07

Operating temps run from 100f to 111f but I don't see the internal fan running at any point. I don't see any kind of configurable threshold in the web gui to have the fan turn on.

At what temp can I expect to see the fan start running?

Thanks in advance for any info someone can provide.

-Kawa-
Title: Re: Fan or not to Fan
Post by: ECF on June 04, 2009, 01:23:06 PM
It should kick on at about 114 degrees Fahrenheit
Title: Re: Fan or not to Fan
Post by: Chill on June 04, 2009, 06:54:31 PM
Quote from: ECF on June 04, 2009, 01:23:06 PM
It should kick on at about 114 degrees Fahrenheit

Well that's odd, I just checked my status, it says 111F and the fan is already running
Title: Re: Fan or not to Fan
Post by: ECF on June 05, 2009, 01:11:46 PM
Quote from: Chill on June 04, 2009, 06:54:31 PM
Well that's odd, I just checked my status, it says 111F and the fan is already running

Do they ever turn off?
Title: Re: Fan or not to Fan
Post by: kawabunga18 on June 05, 2009, 02:38:54 PM
Well I think i'll be putting the 114F to the test this weekend I just picked up 2 of the Hitachi 1 TB drives so I suspect it will be running a little hotter now.
Title: Re: Fan or not to Fan
Post by: rkaye on July 22, 2009, 10:34:04 AM
fyi- manufacturers recommend 35`C/95`F as the max preferable temp for their drives to run continuously at, and 55`C/131`F as the temperature at which failures will occur (data loss due to overheating, so some such problem).

personally, the lowest temp my drives have ever run in a dns-323 enclosure is 33`C, and i have the dns firmware set to shut down the drives if they hit 50`C...
Title: Re: Fan or not to Fan
Post by: kawabunga18 on July 29, 2009, 08:35:17 PM
Quote from: rkaye on July 22, 2009, 10:34:04 AM
fyi- manufacturers recommend 35`C/95`F as the max preferable temp for their drives to run continuously at, and 55`C/131`F as the temperature at which failures will occur (data loss due to overheating, so some such problem).

personally, the lowest temp my drives have ever run in a dns-323 enclosure is 33`C, and i have the dns firmware set to shut down the drives if they hit 50`C...

Well got my 2 / 1TB drives and the unit is running anywhere from 104-111'F and i've yet to see the fan turn on. I think I set my temp threshold to the same range as you with the email notification on. Touch wood no problems yet.
Title: Re: Fan or not to Fan
Post by: dnsowner on July 31, 2009, 09:20:38 AM
Normally the fan is off till the temp. goes up tu 45°C.
Then it works so long, till the unit cools down to 43°C and then the fan will be turned off.

Greetings
Title: Re: Fan or not to Fan
Post by: darkmantis on August 03, 2009, 01:38:24 AM
yes, the fan is normally off especially when the unit hasn't been activated for a period of time. Most of the time, my device is so freaking quiet I don't know if it's actually on, until I access the directories and then the drives kick in and the fan speeds up.. But the fan hauls ass when it gets pretty hot. I wouldn't worry about it..