*** WARNING *** I am a complete newbie at this!

So I just received a new Nutanix rack mounted server from a friend, two nodes and I don’t intend to run Nutanix on it.

I don’t have a rack or means of mounting it so it is just sitting on a table for now, without any soundproofing. Is it possible to use pwm to control the fans? As far as i can tell, the motherboard can control the fan speeds, like at startup.

Could i replace the fans with a noctua fan?

  • bgyghwbfhwg@alien.topOPBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The guy who gave it to me mentioned the loudest thing is the power supply, but the main fans are easily the loudest. Do you think there is a way to mod the fans slower or maybe put it in a consumer case?

    • ycdrtt@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Check bios for lower fan profile.

      Can also add a pci slot fan or whatever additional fan you can fit. Idea is extra fan keeps idle temp lower so loud fans don’t spin up as often