DS120j Noise

[eaglerockdude]

Just set one up with a Seagate Ironwolf 8Tb. During the setup format the thing was noisy initializing the disk.

Now I am copying files from another HDD for backup. its just constantly making a noise, which I associate with writing to the disk? Its that soft magnetic popping sound don't know how else to describe it. Kinda staticity. Hopefully everyone knows what i mean.

I am worried that I have a bad HDD or NAS. Is that normal during writes to the HD?

 

[Jan Janowski]

Ironwolfs are a bit noisy.
Do a search on “Velcro Mod”
( I did it on drives and NAS FEET, too!)
6TB Ironwolf’s 7200 RPM & 7200 RPM Baraccuda’s, too.

 

[fredbert]

Never had a DS1nnj but if like the DS215j then the Velcro mod won’t work. In this NAS the drives are screwed to the metal chassis, not slid in on rails.

But yes the Ironwolf are noisy. The bigger the drive it seems the more noisy. I have five Ironwolf 8 TB in my NAS and they are ‘clacky’, maybe it would be a bit less metallic if the fit was snugger. In contrast the older WD Red (CMR) in pairs of 3 and 4 TB are much quieter.

 

[eaglerockdude]

Yes this morning when my copies were almost done there were quiet. I had read the WD's were not as good...do you recommend WD...I do like the 8TB..I just bought the Ironwolf...i can send back.

 

[ed.j]

I have two 16TB Ironwolf Pros (and two 4TB) in my 920+. Sounds like there's a washing machine filled with cutlery in there.

 

[eaglerockdude]

But they ALL make that static popping sound no matter what? I sounds like an old fashioned percolating coffee maker...thats the sound exactly! I was struggling to describe it.

 

[Jan Janowski]

Even my old 215J benefited from Velcro fuzzies placed on their feet.

 

[fredbert]

Even my old 215J benefited from Velcro fuzzies placed on their feet.

OK. I use pieces from a neoprene mouse mat under the feet of all my NAS. Adds a bit of isolation from whatever they are standing on.