I am running an 846 chassis with 10x 3.5" 8TB drives installed currently. This will grow over time I'm sure.
When I do parity checks/builds or large file transfers, the drives get above 50degC and I get warnings.
I have the chassis fans set to optimal (x9srl-f mobo) to keep the fan noise down, and since the system itself isn't warming up, the fans don't speed up.
So I'm wondering if I tape off/block off the front of the empty drive trays, if that would help force more air to be routed across the drives and help cool them better. Or am I better to just turn the fan speeds up and deal with the noise?
Thanks for your input
When I do parity checks/builds or large file transfers, the drives get above 50degC and I get warnings.
I have the chassis fans set to optimal (x9srl-f mobo) to keep the fan noise down, and since the system itself isn't warming up, the fans don't speed up.
So I'm wondering if I tape off/block off the front of the empty drive trays, if that would help force more air to be routed across the drives and help cool them better. Or am I better to just turn the fan speeds up and deal with the noise?
Thanks for your input