*** 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?

  • hejjBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    “rack mount” and “quiet” don’t go together.

  • bufandatlBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Yea don’t use enterprise stuff and build servers yourself with lowpower hardware. Less power less heat also can be cooled easier with Noctua Low RPM low noise fans.

  • homelabgobrrrBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What model is it? Ive got a few G5 and G6 chassis and ive gotten the G5’s to quiet down really well and previously some g4 systems.