Hi, People have the same issue with IBM servers - the fans run like crazy, and I believe it is the OS' responsibility to check temperatures and adjust fans as necessary.
IBM's interface to its fan control systems is underdocumented, and if there's nothing in OpenBSD to control Dell's, then theirs would be too. I'm not highly knowledgeable on these issues, I'm only saying what I can ascertain. HTH somewhat - perhaps someone more learned could advise? On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Steve Shockley <steve.shock...@shockley.net> wrote: > My firwall had a hardware failure, so I threw the drive into a Dell > PowerEdge 650. That worked fine, but now I can hear the fans screaming down > the hall through a closed door. Other than hardware changes (like a > resistor or a non-1U server), is there anything I can do to shut this > machine up? Does anyone know if the fans in this machine would idle down on > a "supported" OS? > > It's running 4.6, FWIW. > > -- Aaron Mason - Programmer, open source addict - Oh, why does everything I whip leave me? -- Aaron Mason - Programmer, open source addict - Oh, why does everything I whip leave me?
