Quieting down a Dell PowerEdge r710 [closed]

This is an enterprise-class server. It's doing what it was designed to do... You're using it in a manner in which it was not intended... I wouldn't recommend altering the hot-swap fans or power supply fans.

Options:

• Buy an appropriate system for your environment.
• Place the server in a more suitable environment.
• Buy a 4U GizMac XRackPro2 acoustic server enclosure.

Edit:

I use an XRackPro2 enclosure for my servers at home. Pro-tip: You can find them cheaply on Craigslist and eBay. Recording studios often look to unload them.

I had a few servers running at home too, and for me, most of the noise came from the power supply. The server I had at the time had 2 power supplies. I took one out and it was much quieter. The fans on my power supply where more noisy then the system fans.

Check the BIOS to see if you can control the fan speed to reduce noise. For the most part, for rackmount type servers, I leave textbooks on top to help dampen the noise amd vibrarion.l