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| thomasotten |
 Oct 16 2008, 08:10 PM
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I just purchased and received a Dell PowerEdge 2950 server for my work. This thing is very loud, even after the fans go past the super-loud startup mode. Have servers just gotten louder? I have always had a server in my office, that just hummed along, not *too* much louder than a typical PC. Needless to say, this sever is too loud and must go back. Any suggestions?
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| veltror |
Oct 18 2008, 07:24 PM
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or a Sun box with Xen server or virtualbox, much better then RH, Linux is not the answer to everythng... but then agaian I am solaris Geek...
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| Gene |
Oct 19 2008, 03:33 PM
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I prefer fedora/kubuntu myself but I really like sun's ZFS file system and wish it would make it's way to linux. My biggest problem with sun is their lack of driver support or I'd use it on my servers. I can never get it to recognize hardware like sata interfaces or ethernet cards.
I just build my own servers. A lot of the high end non-server boards work fine. I have a amd phenom quad core and a heavily overclocked intel quad. Both are almost silent because I build them with massive heatsinks and 120mm fan on the heatsink. The loudest noise is when the raid arrays spin up and I've lowered that noise by using rubber washers where the screws go in. There is also the option of watercooling the servers you have but it could void any warranty. The other thing you could do is locate them in a closet (with decent airflow) or make a hush box. Any commercial servers you buy sound like they have jet turbines in them to make sure they don't overheat and are designed mostly to be in a datacenter server environment where noise isn't an issue |
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thomasotten OT: Dell Servers Oct 16 2008, 08:10 PM
SirAndy
I just purchased and received a Dell PowerEdge 29... Oct 16 2008, 08:16 PM thomasotten Maybe what I really need is just a workstation wit... Oct 16 2008, 08:45 PM angerosa Are they AMD processors?
They require much more c... Oct 16 2008, 08:49 PM Chris Hamilton Make sure you have all the dell utilities installe... Oct 16 2008, 09:05 PM jesiv Yes it is loud! I am listening to one right kn... Oct 16 2008, 10:11 PM
thomasotten Is it the form factor? I read that the 2900 (a to... Oct 16 2008, 10:17 PM SirAndy
Why are PC workstations with Xeon processors not ... Oct 16 2008, 10:57 PM jesiv My server has variable speed fans. The warmer it ... Oct 16 2008, 10:19 PM biosurfer1 I would suggest pulling each fan out and setting i... Oct 16 2008, 10:41 PM effutuo101 I have to agree with Andy. I also have to work in ... Oct 16 2008, 10:57 PM Chris Hamilton I would recommend the Dell Precision workstations.... Oct 17 2008, 07:38 PM thomasotten
I would recommend the Dell Precision workstations... Oct 17 2008, 08:06 PM jesiv
I would recommend the Dell Precision workstation... Oct 17 2008, 08:35 PM veltror Not sure why everybody assumes you are using windo... Oct 17 2008, 08:40 PM thomasotten
Not sure why everybody assumes you are using wind... Oct 18 2008, 05:44 PM |
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