Hey all,
Been a lurker for a while, finally got around to posting my first post.
There is about a year old thread about this server here, but I didn't want to necro something that old, so I figured I'd start a new one. I hope this is the right subforum for it (this is where the original HL DL180 thread was).
I just ordered this server with dual Xeon L5640's, 64gigs of RAM and the 3x PCIe riser.
This may ahve been a mistake, as just after ordering I came across the many noise complaints, especially sicne the 8 fans max out at 14k rpm whenever a PCIe card is installed, and there is no way to disable this. At 18W per fan, thats 144W of power used, in addition to the noise.
It is going in my basement, so I didn't think noise would be a problem, until I saw this video measuring it at over 100db (!?) At that noise level I'll probably hear it from the basement when I'm on the second floor!
Anyway, so I am going to have to do somethign about that. I am considering unplugging the fans from the motherboard header, replacing them, and controlling RPM manually, but I'm not sure how the server will behave. Will it throw a fit and refuse to boot due to "fan failure" or can I do this?
Appreciate any input!
Thanks,
Matt
Been a lurker for a while, finally got around to posting my first post.
There is about a year old thread about this server here, but I didn't want to necro something that old, so I figured I'd start a new one. I hope this is the right subforum for it (this is where the original HL DL180 thread was).
I just ordered this server with dual Xeon L5640's, 64gigs of RAM and the 3x PCIe riser.
This may ahve been a mistake, as just after ordering I came across the many noise complaints, especially sicne the 8 fans max out at 14k rpm whenever a PCIe card is installed, and there is no way to disable this. At 18W per fan, thats 144W of power used, in addition to the noise.
It is going in my basement, so I didn't think noise would be a problem, until I saw this video measuring it at over 100db (!?) At that noise level I'll probably hear it from the basement when I'm on the second floor!
Anyway, so I am going to have to do somethign about that. I am considering unplugging the fans from the motherboard header, replacing them, and controlling RPM manually, but I'm not sure how the server will behave. Will it throw a fit and refuse to boot due to "fan failure" or can I do this?
Appreciate any input!
Thanks,
Matt