Nah; more often than not this means one other fan isn't spinning. Open the case and make sure all fans are in working order.
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 01:37:05PM +1100, Aaron Mason wrote: > 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?
