“I installed a non-DELL PCI card into my R730. Now, the fans are running super loudly at full speed and I can’t seem to make them slow down. How do I make it stop?"If you install a non-Dell PCI card into a Dell server, you may notice the fans immediately ramp up to full speed (and with that, full volume). Fortunately, with a little tweaking, there are some ways to get the fans back under contro...
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The heavy accumulation of dust can severely impact the performance of your server by forcing the fans to work harder to cool the system and allowing pieces of dirt to get between connectors.
In this video, we’ll show you step-by-step how to clean a server’s components. The server we are cleaning is a Dell R620, but the principles are the same for virtually any server.
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A question we get a lot at TechMikeNY from our customers is a concern about how much noise a server might make. Server noise reduction is especially pertinent to folks who are using the device for a home lab or small business owners who plan on putting their server in a room where people are working.
Is There Anything That Can Be Done to Decrease the Sound of My Server?
Here are some straig...
