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Hello everybody,

After a long time with no posts I am finally back. I have also finished my Project: Silent Synology DS207+.
This post will explain how I finally got my Synology DS207+ silent and my experiences duing this process.

I have earlier posted two posts about this subject – PART ONE & TWO.
I suggest that you read these two posts:
 - Project: Silent Synology DS207+ – PART ONE
 - Project: Silent Synology DS207+ – PART TWO

In this final part I have only done one thing – changed the fan. And guess what… I solved my last problem with the noise-level!

The fan I put in the DiskStation was the PAPST 612F/2L, 60x60x15, 16dB(A). I could not find any supplier in Denmark having the fan, so I was forced to purchase it from a foreign country instead. I bougt the fan from Kustom PCs. You can find the fan here: http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2558.html

I also bought some extra cable to connect the fan with and some Rubber anti-vibe mat for a 60mm fan.

Because of my earlier mistake on breaking the three pins on the Synology-board I had to solder the extra connecter-cable to the three pins. That way I can change the fan without having to solder it on everytime.

I will not do a step-by-step guide as it is practially already explained how to change the fan in my PART ONE. I have attached some pictures to this post showing you “step-by-step” how I did the change.

I have been running with this new fan for a couple of weeks and I am very happy about the change. The Synology DiskStation is practially 100 % silent. You can hear very little fan-noise, but you have to be close to the DiskStation.

I hope you will have the same good experience with this as I have had. :-)

Halløjsa,

Jeg har nu skiftet min server, der var placeret i USA, ud med en ny placeret i Tyskland.

Jeg har den sidste uge brugt min fritid på at sætte alt op. Dvs. opsætte web-hosting (vha. Apache Web-server), mail-hosting (Postifx som mail-server samt Dovecot til POP3 og IMAP), Database-server (MySQL), FTP-server (ProFTPD), SSH Server og Webalizer.

Alt i alt tog det noget tid, men jeg er blevet glad for resultatet. Det har givet mig en noget hurtigere servere og download-tiderne er drastisk forbedret. Specielt på GratisUpload.dk kan man mærke forskel.

Jeg har desuden fået arbejdet med noget Anti-spam, således jeg slap for det. Det var et kæmpe problem før. Jeg valgte derfor en løsning baseret på Greylisting-metoden. Jeg brugte noget software kaldet Gld til det. Det virker rigtig effektivt og der kommer praktisk talt intet spam igennem.

Greylisting går i al sin enkelthed ud på, at når man første gang modtager en mail fra en person, så sendes der tilbage til afsender-mail-serveren, at den ikke er blevet leveret og at man skal forsøge igen. En normal mail-server vil forsøge igen, hvorfor mailen så gensendes og vil blive accepteret. I langt de fleste tilfælde vil en spammer dog ikke have en desideret mail-server stående til at udsende fra, men i stedet en masse computere, der forsøger at sende. Derved vil de ikke gensende mailen, og spammen kommer derfor ikke tilbage.

Ulempen ved metoden er at første gang en person sender en mail til en kan der gå lidt tid før man modtager mailen. Denne ulempe er dog til at overleve.

Men god fornøjelse på min nye server ! :-)

Hello,

After PART ONE failed (in my world it really did) I have chosen to go further with PART TWO in my way to silent my Synology DiskStation 207+. And now I’m ready to tell you how I did it and how the result is. If you haven’t read PART ONE yet, please do so here.

In this part I will install noise breaking material. I have chosen some material from Akasa called Paxmate. It is only about 5 mm in thickness, so it meets the requirements from Synology that says max 12 mm in thickness. The material is self-adhesive, so it makes it easier to put on.

The noise breaking material are good for lowering noise from the harddrives and from parts that vibrates. Hopefully it will take some of the noise from the fan inside the box too.

I will not make a step-by-step guide on how to put it on. Simply just cut the material into pieces that fits the areas inside the box and make sure the box can close when you are finished. It could be easier to put on if you remove the black front from the box as I have shown on some of the pictures below.

When I was done doing this I started the Synology DiskStation 207+ and it work nice. The noise from the harddrives has been reduced alot. I can’t hear them “think” anymore, so that is great. A very small bid of the noise from the fan is also reduced – however it is not low enough, so I guess there will be a PART THREE too. Time will show! :-)

I was a bit conserned about the heat of the harddrives after installing this material, but the heat is about the same as before + 1 - 2 degress sometimes. So I’m not worried about that anymore.

Have fun trying this on your DiskStation :-) I’m happy I did it!

Hello,

For about a half year I have had a Synology DiskStation 207+ running in my apartment. It does not make to much noise when idle, but when it is in use it makes a bit more noise. Currently my computer is silent as… a girl not talking, so why should a little piece of hardware like my DiskStation 207+ not be too?

Therefore I have started my own little project of making it silent. I will proparly have two or three parts depending on how the result after each part is.

I found a page on the SynologyWiki descriping a possible way to silent the DiskStation. In this step (the first step) I will therefore try and replace the fan, since the biggest problem is the noise from the fan when the DiskStation is running.

The page on the SynologyWiki are talking about a very silent 60x60x15 fan (16 dB) from PAPST (model 612F/2L). However that specific fan is impossible to find in a shop here in Denmark, so instead I found a post on a forum (I can’t find the link right now) descriping another fan that can be used as an alternative, a Revoltec Fan AirGuard 60x60x20 (25 dB). Eventhough the dB was much higher on the last one, I thought I would give it a shot since someone else has had good experience with it. I therefore ordered the fan.

I will in the next steps descripe how I replaced the standard fan with the Revoltec Fan Airguard:

Step 1:
Turn off the DiskStation DS207+ and remove all cables connected to it.
Sorry – I had to dummy-secure my guide ;-)

Step 2:
Remove the two screws placed on the back of the case (marked with a red circle around on the picture below), so the case can be opened.

Step 3:
Remove the four screws placed on the board (marked with a red circle around on the picture below).
When this is done you can remove the last part of the case from the board.
You will not need to remove the harddrives before this, but if you want to then do it.

Step 4:
Remove the fire screws placed on the back of the Synology-board. The screws are marked with a red circle around on the picture below.
The screws are holding the fan, and by removing these screws we can remove the fan from the DiskStation.

Step 5:
Unplug the fan from the DiskStation by removing the fan-connector from the socket.

Step 6:
Remove the socket from the board. The socket must be removed because the socket isen’t big enough for the new fans connector.
Be careful not to break the three pins that goes through the socket. I unfortunately did, so I had to cut the fans wire and solder it on the broken pins (the pins are very small now).
Put the new fans connector on the pins – it should go right on, so you don’t need to use force to do so.

Step 7:
Screw the new fan on the board, just as the old fan was.

Step 8:
Put the board onto the small part of the case, and screw it on, so it is locked to the case.

Step 9:
Take the second part of the case, put it together with the small part (that has the board attached) and take the two screws to lock the case.

You are now finished installing the new fan. Now install your cables to the DiskStation 207+ and turn it on.

I could hear a little bit of difference, however in my opinion not enough. I will in my next step try and install some noise breaking material to the DiskStation and see if that would make a bigger difference.

Please excuse my bad english in this blog.

Hello,

For about 3 weeks ago I bought myself some new computer stuff – and oh my god it is nice.

The new stuff I bought is:

• Asus EEE Box, model B202 (black edition)
• Sony DVD+-R/RW/DL/ SLIM DRX-S70U +8X8X4X -8X6X4X
• Belkin SOHO DVI 2-PORT USB KVM Switch

I have heard alot about the new Asus EEE Box, so I wanted to try it. I can use it to host my webapplications for test-purpose, so it was not a waste of money.

The Asus EEE Box B202 comes with a Intel Atom 1.6 Ghz CPU, 1GB DDR ram, 160 GB (5400 rpm) harddrive, wireless lan and gigabit lan. The computer is not made for gaming, but is very good for use of Microsoft Office, browsing etc.

The sound level of this computer is VERY low. It stands on my table and I can’t hear it. Besides that it’s not big. The dimensions are 223 x 178 x 26 without the stand. The best of it however is that the Asus EEE Box only uses about 20 watts of power.

I am very pleased with the Asus EEE Box.When I bought it I also bought an external DVD-drive and -burner. The Asus EEE Box does not have a drive installed, so you have to buy one. I bought a black slimline DVD-drive from Sony. It is also very nice.

The last thing I bought is the Belkin SOHO DVI 2-PORT USB KVM Switch. Since I only have one monitor, keyboard, mouse and sound-set, I wanted them to be able to talk to both computers (my new Asus EEE Box and my regular self-made computer). The Belkin SOHO KVM Switch is a very nice switch for this. It handles DVI, sound, USB (for mouse and keyboard) etc. It works perfectly and I’m very pleased with all of my new purchases.

You can see pictures of all the new stuff by clicking the thumbnails below: