NAS200 is SLOW and noisy - I'm disappointed

I am disappointed with my new NAS200.  It is very slow!  The max transfer rate I have attained is 3.6 Mbps.  Inspite of a 100 Mbps network copper connection with my home desktop PC and the NAS200, it can only attain that speed!
And it is noisy!  I have configured the NAS200 to turn off the fan when after 10 minutes of drive inactivity, it seems that it does not conform with that configuration.  EVEN if all my PC's are off - meaning there is no existing connection to the NAS200 except for its own connection to the router!

Note that the back of a harddisk is the coolest place on it... The hottest place on a hard disk is on top, right above the spindle of the disk. While some disks may keep pretty cool (especially "green" disks that run at lower RPMs), most "regular" disks get too hot inside a NAS200, especially after a long time when it gets clogged up with dust or the puny fan gives out.
I'm glad it works for you, Robert-Perth, but I think the NAS200 is indeed slow and noisy, and gets too hot.
===Jac
Frequent NAS200 Answers:
1. DISABLE the "convert failed logins to guest logins" option to fix permission problems.
2. NEVER insert or remove hard disks while the power is on. NAS200 doesn't support hot swapping.
3. ALWAYS use the power button to turn the NAS200 off, don't just unplug it.
4. Don't trust RAID. Make BACKUPS!
5. To ACCESS the disks directly, you will need ext2 and/or XFS file systems. I recommend using SystemRescueCD.
6. Disks will get HOT with standard fan, use "green" disks or consider replacing the fan.
7. FTP server is insecure and doesn't work behind a NAT router. Use my firmware and SCP instead.
8. MY FIRMWARE supports SSH shell prompt and SCP for secure file access, and allows running other software.

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