Project: Silent Synology DS207+ – PART TWO
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!
