https://diode.zone/videos/watch/03820c88-f2f1-4431-92f9-9a0e749c3e83 CONTENT NOTICE: loud fan noise i specifically looked for a 2U server instead of a 1U so that it could have bigger fans running slower because the cisco catalyst 3750e that i have running in my closet is so fucking annoying. this was the correct decision. 2U fans are WAY better than 1U,, but by default they run really fast and u cant turn them down from within idrac??????? u have 2 set it manually with ipmi and luckily theres a python script to do that 4 u. theres also a ruby script out there but installing ruby on centos seemed like a pain. python script: https://github.com/nmaggioni/r710-fan-controller ruby script (i havent tested this): https://github.com/sulaweyo/r710-fan-control full quality http mirror: http://alphamethyl.barr0w.net/~barrow/vid/barrow/r710_fan_noise.EXPORT.mp4 peertube mirror: https://diode.zone/w/1r8efCXSpx8KUiLBn2aP3t youtube mirror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgvCiw_IkrA Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:37:45 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://diode.zone https://diode.zone/lazy-static/avatars/61b689b7-84d5-43c7-9fa8-e63a7fd1d952.png https://diode.zone/videos/watch/03820c88-f2f1-4431-92f9-9a0e749c3e83 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://diode.zone/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.