Help with QNAP setup

[Enquiries]

after a lot of deliberation I finally settled on a TS-262 instead of a Synology. I am happy with it for the most part and can live with few of the downsides.

However this issue has been annoying me so much. I have a single 4TB HDD and the NAS seem to be constantly accessing the disk. It is not too loud but it is always in the background which gets on your nerve.

Given that I have a single HDD the system volume is on the HDD and I do use few apps like QCenter, QVPN etc. that are known to access the disk frequently. So I know why the disk is always active.

I need help with this part. I read that the system volume can be setup on a SSD, since the NAS is pretty new I can reset the NAS to make this happen. However will this prevent the HDD from being constantly active due to these applications thereby eliminating the constant noise?

p.s: The NAS is used mostly for media download/streaming and photo storage and used only by me

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Congrats on the new TS-262! Glad to hear you’re happy with it overall. The constant disk activity you’re noticing is definitely a common issue when the system volume is on the same drive you use for storage, especially with apps like QCenter and QVPN that need frequent access.

You're absolutely right that moving the system volume to an SSD could help. By setting up a small SSD as your system volume, you’d offload most of the constant background processes and app activity from the HDD, which should reduce the noise significantly. Many users find this to be a great solution, as the SSD handles the app data and caching, leaving the HDD more idle when you’re not actively accessing media.

To do this, you’ll need to reset the NAS and set up the SSD as the system volume from scratch. Just keep in mind that this process will erase your current setup, so it’s worth backing up any important data first. Once that’s done, you should notice a big improvement.