Can you disable the fan or quiet it down in some other way?
2060541
I definitely have noticed the fan noise, when I switched to this device from a single-drive enclosure that did not use a fan. But the device was on top of the desk right next to me, and w/o music playing it did create enough noise to make me wish it was quieter. I just moved the unit under the desk, and now it does not bother me at all. As others have said, with 2 drives spinning in there, you don't want to turn off the fan or your disks will be running hot and fail before their time.
2060542
You would need to disconnect it inside the case, and I would not recommend it, as heat is a major cause of early drive failure.
2060543
The fans on both of my units are very quiet, I don't notice them at all, and they're sitting on the desk next to me. It's a quiet fan hum of rushing air. If the noise bothered me, I'd sit them under the desk, maybe. I wonder if you got one with a bad fan?
2060544
My fan was noisy, but 6 months later, I think it has gotten much quieter. All I hear now are the drives.
2060545
There is no way for you, the user, to control the fan. Disabling it could result in your drives running excessively hot and I would not advise it. The fan is quiet enough that you should not be bothered by it, if you are listening to music, watching tv or movies (even if you are listening to them at low volumes).
1435105
Yes, you can. But it you intend to have it on low, there'll be a problem. At the low setting, this fan (and I bought two of them) makes a horrendous racket. I don't recommend it. I sent both of mine back.
2263395
Sorry, unable to advise on fan removal. You may want to try Ask.com web site for info, or Ryobi for tech help.
1443748
Sorry to say the fan stays on unit you turn it off. I also was unaware of this till I got it home.
518051
If you are setting the thermostat it will click when it reaches the desired setting then click on again. Unless you leave it on the max setting which is 85 degrees, then all you'll hear is the fan but that's less annoying than the click on and off. The fan noise is low.
76704
nvm, i kinda see what you mean now, i switched from extra performace mode to battery saving mode the fan started running really loud.
1018240
Just NO NOT touch the upper side near the fans. The noise is loud compared to my last laptop.
1052455
Yes. with little activity the fan hardly runs. With more processing it really blows. I found the problem with mine was some Toshiba installed gaming that was running all the time. causing the fan to run on high all the time. I couldn't figure out how to turn the game off (or how it even got turned on) so I just uninstalled it and my machine now runs quiet.
110006
The fan is very loud.. I replaced the fan with a whisper fan I had from an old computer.
1426739
I do not know of any way to disable that. It doesn't usually bother me. I have heard it, but normally sleep right thru it. You might ask the company if they have any remedies. Maybe there is a volume control or something they could help with. Sorry I am not any help. I love my machine.
500999
The only way to disable it is to have it on the off position.. hope that helps
1738421
you have to go to the advanced settings and change "Fan" to "Yes" I have another issue. I will put in a comment to this comment to not clog the page.
346870
I seem to recall you can through the menu. If I get a moment I'll check it out but there was an option,I think, that allows you to turn off the sound. I thought of turning mine off but decided to leave it on so that I know it's working.
493623
No, I don't think the fan turns off at lower loads. It's a very quiet psu that I can barely hear.
2021795
There is some noise at high speed but very little at other two speeds. I use my fan at low mostly as that is enough for me. Sorry I wouldn't know how to reduce it.
1588344
No but if you play games with high settings the fan sound because needed to cool down the graphic card. If you only you to play movies or use office the fan doesn't make any noise
493625
It does not completely turn off, however it is very quiet. I have my tower on my desk next to the monitor, and I cannot hear the power supply over the CPU cooler.