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New to this homelab stuff, is there a way to make it quieter?

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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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You could try fan swaps and sound dampening but it can easily end up costing more in money and time researching compatibility than what some of these servers are worth.

Starting small is what I recommend. I had a rack before. Now I just run mini PCs.

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FrumunduhCheese@alien.topB
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Jokes ok you I have a rack for my mini pcs. Please, send help

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Oujii@alien.topB
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Same. I only have a prosumer Cisco switch that is rack mounted, one mini pc and two SFFs, not even sure why I got a rack…

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