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Re: Fan control on Xserve

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  JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> On 14-02-18 17:10, Jolly Roger wrote:

>> I wouldn't advise it. I doubt they were designed with such modification
>> in mind. Safety should come first with expensive server-grade hardware,

> But the Xserve ws designed to have 2 CPUs. When you have only 1, the
> cooling requirements are much lower, especially if the system load is
> very low.

The fan turns at the speed it needs to turn for the temperature it sees.
If the fan is too noisy, replace it with a quieter one. The Xserve was
not designed to be quite, so no money was spent on quieter fans.

> The xserve doesn't produce much heat. You don't put it in a closet
> because that would get hit. but in a room it is fine (about 150watts of
> heat, an old lightbulb).

The total heat output isn't relevant, it's the heat of the CPU.

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Fan control on Xserve JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-18 16:58 -0500
  Re: Fan control on Xserve Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-18 22:10 +0000
    Re: Fan control on Xserve JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-18 17:46 -0500
      Re: Fan control on Xserve billy@MIX.COM - 2014-02-19 02:37 +0000
      Re: Fan control on Xserve Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-20 15:18 +0000
        Re: Fan control on Xserve JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-20 17:10 -0500
          Re: Fan control on Xserve Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-21 01:37 +0000
  Re: Fan control on Xserve nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-18 17:58 -0500
    Re: Fan control on Xserve JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-19 00:05 -0500
      Re: Fan control on Xserve Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-19 17:32 -0500
        Re: Fan control on Xserve JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-20 01:33 -0500
          Re: Fan control on Xserve Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-20 17:33 -0500

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