Replacing Fan In Hikvision DS-7608NI-E2/8P NVR

[Parley]

Looking through all the threads on the fan noise from this DS-7608 NVR I have a replacement in mind if indeed this fan is very noisy. I will go ahead and cut out a hole in the cover and mount a 120mm Scythe SY1225SL12L fan. It is rated at 800rpm, 40.17 cfm and draws .10 amp @ 12VDC. It is also rated at 10.7dba.

Near as I can tell the factory fan is 8000rpm and is rated 9.43 cfm and draws .15 amps @ 12vdc. So this Scythe fan draws four times the air, is very quiet and draws less power.

 

[andyblac]

here is what i used too reduce noise on my DS-7716NI-I4/16P

1 x http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00B4T2CPM
2 x http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008S1HNPS
2 x http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_1945.html
1 x http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pieces-Yellow-Button-Filled-Connector/dp/B004UYTWJW

use 1 fan and the speed reducer with a 3pin to 2pin adapter for the case fan.
use the other fan for the fan in the power supply it does not require a speed reducer, but you will need to use the other 3 pin to 2pin adapter, but cut the end off the 2 pin plug as the plug on the PSU side is smaller, and 2 of the jelly crimps to connect the fan to the original fan plug.

 

[john306]

Interesting andy.
Was there a way to try the original case fan with the speed reducer to see if it calms the noise down enough or is the Gelid way better?
My 7604 only has the 1 fan (case) anyway but the noise is a little more than I can take.
Cheers

 

[andyblac]

Interesting andy.
Was there a way to try the original case fan with the speed reducer to see if it calms the noise down enough or is the Gelid way better?
My 7604 only has the 1 fan (case) anyway but the noise is a little more than I can take.
Cheers

not sure, maybe if you can find one for a 2 pin fan.

 

[john306]

I've done a bit of reading and dug through my old pc boxes and found a zalman fanmate 2 speed controller, its got a 3 pin in and out but the 3rd (white wire) is only a speed sensing one for the pc and can be dismissed, I disconnected the NVR fan and the fan 2 pin slots straight in the 3 pin zalman (red to red, black to black), the board side I just cut the white wire side of the connector block away so it fitted in the 2 pin slot, keeping the red/black wires the right way round.
All secured and fan speed reduced to a whisper, cover on, keeping an eye on temps but all seems well so far

 

[andyblac]

I've done a bit of reading and dug through my old pc boxes and found a zalman fanmate 2 speed controller, its got a 3 pin in and out but the 3rd (white wire) is only a speed sensing one for the pc and can be dismissed, I disconnected the NVR fan and the fan 2 pin slots straight in the 3 pin zalman (red to red, black to black), the board side I just cut the white wire side of the connector block away so it fitted in the 2 pin slot, keeping the red/black wires the right way round.
All secured and fan speed reduced to a whisper, cover on, keeping an eye on temps but all seems well so far

any way to get temp via box? do they have sensors ?

 

[alastairstevenson]

Depending on your firmware - the HDD S.M.A.R.T data includes temperature:

Temperature 29 ℃ Power On 1362 Day(s) 
Self-evaluation Pass 
All-evaluation Functional 
S.M.A.R.T. Information
IDAttribute NameStatusFlagsThresholdValueWorstRaw Value
1Raw Read Error Rateok1561149979192598
3Spin Up Timeok3097970
4Start/Stop Countok5020373765535
5Reallocated Sector Countok51361001000
7Seek Error Rateok15308460281669085
9Power-on Hours Countok500636332706
10Spin Up Retry Countok19971001000
12Power Cycle Countok5020100100110
184End-to-End errorok50991001000
187Reported Uncorrectable Errorsok5001001000
188Command Timeoutok5001001000
189High Fly Writesok580111187
190Temperature Difference from 100ok34457151505020445
194Power temperatureok340294964424509469
195ECC on the Fly countok260392379192598
197Current Pending Sector Countok1801001000
198Off-line Scan Uncorrect. Sector Countok1601001000
199Ultra ATA CRC Error Rateok6202002001

*edit* Well, that ended up very readable, not!
But temp is there, and listed at the top in plain.

 

[Parley]

I received my 7608 NVR yesterday. I plugged it in today to check out the fan noise. On my unit it is pretty quiet. I don't know if Hikvision has changed the fans because of complaints or not. If this is the loudest it gets than I can sure live with it. Ambient temperature was around 70F.

 

[john306]

My Smart hdd temp was 29 deg c, after slowing the fan down it's stabilised at 32 deg c, this is on lowest dial speed on the controller, I can always up it a bit if it causes problems by getting any higher, but checking online seems to suggest a stable temp for hard drives is 25 to 40 deg c

 

[andyblac]

Depending on your firmware - the HDD S.M.A.R.T data includes temperature:

Temperature 29 ℃ Power On 1362 Day(s) 
Self-evaluation Pass 
All-evaluation Functional 
S.M.A.R.T. Information
IDAttribute NameStatusFlagsThresholdValueWorstRaw Value
1Raw Read Error Rateok1561149979192598
3Spin Up Timeok3097970
4Start/Stop Countok5020373765535
5Reallocated Sector Countok51361001000
7Seek Error Rateok15308460281669085
9Power-on Hours Countok500636332706
10Spin Up Retry Countok19971001000
12Power Cycle Countok5020100100110
184End-to-End errorok50991001000
187Reported Uncorrectable Errorsok5001001000
188Command Timeoutok5001001000
189High Fly Writesok580111187
190Temperature Difference from 100ok34457151505020445
194Power temperatureok340294964424509469
195ECC on the Fly countok260392379192598
197Current Pending Sector Countok1801001000
198Off-line Scan Uncorrect. Sector Countok1601001000
199Ultra ATA CRC Error Rateok6202002001

*edit* Well, that ended up very readable, not!
But temp is there, and listed at the top in plain.

thanks, that HDD temp, i was talking about system temp ?

 

[john306]

No other temperatures I can see, but enclosed in a case you'd think one would impact on the other so keeping the hdd low should make the rest ok?

 

[alastairstevenson]

thanks, that HDD temp, i was talking about system temp ?

True, but it's in the enclosure so will be indicative, and not less than the environment it's in.
As far as I can see - there is no hardware temperature monitoring available to the kernel, checking under /sys/class, /sys/devices, /proc/devices

 

[msqr]

What about the fan inside the power supply? For me, that's by far the noisiest fan (with a high pitched whirr)

 

[andyblac]

What about the fan inside the power supply? For me, that's by far the noisiest fan (with a high pitched whirr)

i replaced the fan in my DS-7716NI-I4 PSU with http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008S1HNPS you will need to use the plug from the original fan, it's a tight squeeze but it fits, and noticeably quieter (but not silent).

 

[Parley]

In my case the fan noise is not a problem. It turns out that my unit is very quiet. It is located in the garage with a wall separating the garage from the master bedroom. All is well thankfully.

 

[Viruta57]

i replaced the fan in my DS-7716NI-I4 PSU with http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008S1HNPS you will need to use the plug from the original fan, it's a tight squeeze but it fits, and noticeably quieter (but not silent).

I don't how you fit this one... but it is way too big...

 

[badmannen]

he explain here how he fits it =)

Looking through all the threads on the fan noise from this DS-7608 NVR I have a replacement in mind if indeed this fan is very noisy. I will go ahead and cut out a hole in the cover and mount a 120mm Scythe SY1225SL12L fan. It is rated at 800rpm, 40.17 cfm and draws .10 amp @ 12VDC. It is also rated at 10.7dba.

Near as I can tell the factory fan is 8000rpm and is rated 9.43 cfm and draws .15 amps @ 12vdc. So this Scythe fan draws four times the air, is very quiet and draws less power.

 

[andyblac]

I don't how you fit this one... but it is way too big...

it does fit, i have it in mine, it is a tight squeeze you have to patient and take it easy.

 

[Viruta57]

Can you guys put some pictures on how you did it... it would be helpful

 

[andyblac]

Can you guys put some pictures on how you did it... it would be helpful

for mine DS-7716NI-I4 16P, unfortunately no, i did not take any photos, but it is straight forward, take out PSU, take cover off PSU, remove the screws that hold in fan, and gently remove fan, now replace with new fan, it is a really tight fit, a little pressure has to be applied to squeeze the fan in the space, just take your time and have patients, it will go, then replace the screws and change the cable header from old fan.