tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173473643283861338.post8467789705653276594..comments2023-06-26T09:04:43.601-04:00Comments on Take a closer look...: Dell PowerEdge 2950: Silence the Noise, Part 1Aggregate Obscurityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12461346880210257742noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173473643283861338.post-20561217249542098232015-03-21T17:25:13.830-04:002015-03-21T17:25:13.830-04:00Any luck with the new fans?Any luck with the new fans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173473643283861338.post-12039104788106063332015-01-26T23:01:32.602-05:002015-01-26T23:01:32.602-05:00I always appreciate people who figure stuff out an...I always appreciate people who figure stuff out and then post it for others to benefit from - thanks! Your article got me started on quieting my Dell 2900. I replaced all six of the 92mm fans but didn't get much reduction in noise. Turns out the single 60mm PWM fan in each of the two hot-swap power supplies was making most of the noise. I ordered some quiet 3 wire (non PWM) 60mm replacements and after installing them I found that the 4th wire for PWM input has to be there unless you're capable of hacking the baseboard management software. I'm not so I looked further and have ordered some 60mm x 60mm x 25mm fans with PWM and will re-post here with the final results.The fans I'm waiting for: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/5875/fan-290/Cooljag_Everflow_60mm_x_25mm_PWM_Fan_F126025BU.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120212692204939873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173473643283861338.post-5249441660004422642013-04-20T14:47:45.976-04:002013-04-20T14:47:45.976-04:00Hi Neil. Thank you for commenting!
I haven't ...Hi Neil. Thank you for commenting!<br /><br />I haven't found suitable replacement fans yet, but I haven't put enough effort into the research. I did see some 60mm x 60mm x 25mm fans out there, but the power cables to the motherboard have a different pin-out. I was going to buy a couple and tinker with them to see what the results would be. However, the majority of my time recently was occupied by my preparation for a cyber defense competition. Now that it's finished I plan to continue the search. I'll post a follow up with the potentials and what's entailed with having to get them to work. We'll find a solution!Aggregate Obscurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461346880210257742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173473643283861338.post-79220080018084837492013-04-19T22:35:47.613-04:002013-04-19T22:35:47.613-04:00Any luck finding replacement fans? I've got a...Any luck finding replacement fans? I've got a 2950 in the garage, I can hear that bad boy inside the house. Please tell me you've found a suitable replacement, you can't leave us hanging like this!Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844647948752246424noreply@blogger.com