*** 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?

  • SamSausages@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Really depends on the gear. Some of it you can, some you can’t.

    Check IPMI and see if you can adjust it there. For mine, I use the IPMI plugin that you can get for Unraid. So some OS’s do have solutions. But depends on your OS and hardware.

    You can replace fans, usually. But need to make sure you still have enough airflow for the equipment.

    I did replace my server grade fans with the Noctua Industrial. They are still a bit loud for being in the same room, but quiet one room over. Where before you could hear it in any room of the house.
    My goal was quiet one room over.