I bought a SuperMicro JBOD 946ED-R2KJBOD from eBay a few days ago, this machine is insanely noisy, since it has 4 built-in PWS-1K04A-1R PSUs and 5 FAN-0161L4 fans at the rear.
How to make it quieter?
First, I want to replace 4 PSUs with quieter ones. I searched in this forum and many posts recommend PWS-920P-SQ as a quieter PSU, but this PSU has different dimension with PWS-1K04A-1R, so PWS-920P-SQ can not fit in the PSU slots. Are there any quieter PSUs with the same dimension as PWS-1K04A-1R ?
Second, I'd like to replace the 5 FAN-0161L4 fans with quieter ones. FAN-0161L4 is a 80x80x80mm fan, but it actually has a 80x80x38 fan attached to the cube. Can I replace it with a quieter fan such as FAN-0074L4 ?
Any suggestions? Thanks!
How to make it quieter?
First, I want to replace 4 PSUs with quieter ones. I searched in this forum and many posts recommend PWS-920P-SQ as a quieter PSU, but this PSU has different dimension with PWS-1K04A-1R, so PWS-920P-SQ can not fit in the PSU slots. Are there any quieter PSUs with the same dimension as PWS-1K04A-1R ?
Second, I'd like to replace the 5 FAN-0161L4 fans with quieter ones. FAN-0161L4 is a 80x80x80mm fan, but it actually has a 80x80x38 fan attached to the cube. Can I replace it with a quieter fan such as FAN-0074L4 ?
Any suggestions? Thanks!
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