Author: Craig Lloyd / Source: howtogeek.com
The moving parts in a hard drive can create a lot of vibration and noise, and when you pack a bunch of hard drives together into an enclosure, that ruckus multiplies. Here’s how to keep it at bay.
The noise from vibrations isn’t just annoying to listen to, but the actual vibration can be unhealthy for hard drives.
It can cause the read/write head inside of the drive to bounce around, resulting in errors. And it could eventually kill the drive prematurely.If your NAS box is creating a lot of vibration and noise, here are some ways to get rid of it, or at least tone it down the best you can.
Use Felt Tape on the Drive Trays
The drive tray is that bracket that you attach directly to the hard drives so that you can then slide them easily in and out of their slots in your NAS. One big cause of vibration in your NAS is when the drives are not completely snug inside of their slots.
You can test this my lightly pressing down on the front of the slots while the NAS is up and running. If the vibration and noise goes away when you’re pressing on a tray slot, there’s a good chance that the tray is culprit.
To remedy this, you can stick some felt tape in various places on the trays. As you can see in the image above, I placed some felt along the edges of the tray on both sides. I also placed some felt on the inside where the drive contacts the tray, just for good measure. However, it’s ultimately up to you where you want to place the felt, and it might take some trial and error to get it vibration-free.
Get Some Vibration-Dampening Pads
Even if you got rid of most of the vibration using the felt tape, there still might be some vibration left. And depending on where your NAS is placed, your furniture and floors could be amplifying that vibration.
For example, if you have your NAS placed on a hardwood desk, and that desk is on…
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