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*** 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?

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[โ€“] ectoplasmic-warrior@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Easiest way to make it quieter is to not turn it on

[โ€“] kc3svj@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Sounds like the homelab equivalent of "The only winning move is not to play". I'm sure WOPR was loud AF.