New Drobo-FS : Very loud vibrations

Drobo - End of Sale Drobo FS
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Hello all,

I have owned a first gen Drobo since 2008.

I just received my brand new Drobo-FS 3 days ago.

I am in the process of copying a very large amount of data from my first Drobo to my new Drobo-FS.

Hard Drive noise does not bother me because I am used to it from my first Drobo when the drives mirror each other and index.

But this new Drobo-FS vibrates really bad and is very loud when it does so.

If I take my hand and push down on the top of the Drobo-FS, I can make the vibration stop (and only hear the hard drives grinding away which is fine).

But as soon as I remove my hand, the vibration comes back (the vibration is coming from the Drobo-FS metal casing which is caused from the drives as they mirror/index).

Do you guys have this same problem as well? I don’t want to put my Drobo somewhere else in my room. It looks so sexy on my desk, but the vibration and vibration hum is driving me nuts. And I also don’t want to put a paper weight on top of the Drobo-FS to stop the vibration hum/noise.

Are you guys have the same issue with your Drobo-FS when it is close to you? It is a very distinct sound and different than the hard drive sound. It is like a very loud hum and can be easily stopped by pressing down on the top of the Drobo-FS.

Thanks.

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I have a Drobo-fs and can barely hear it running. No hum or vibration . When the drives are copying i can hear the heads moving but that’s about it …It has 5 Hd’s

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What kind of drives did you put in to it, I’ve got 2x WD Black 2TB and 3x WD Black 1TB, there is very little vibration from them.

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I also have a similar arrangement:

2 - 1TB WD ears green drives
1 - 1TB WD black drive
1 - 2TB WD green and
1 - 2TB Seagate(new lp version)

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Same here…zero vibration & quiet drives, HDDs listed in sig. Drobo FS & drives have been about 4 weeks in operation with no problems.

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fraXis, my FS is exactly the same as your loud vibrating till you press on it.

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hi, get some metal topped, cork (softer) base drink mats and put one under each rubber foot.
i had something similar for my drobo v1 and v2 and now they hardly make a sound.

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My Drobo doesn’t vibrate, but the fan is definitely louder than I’d like. Applying pressure doesn’t make any difference.