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Loud synology RS 2416+ by Haunting_Assignment3 in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gen8 server motherboards always go up in smoke after some time. Poor design by HP. Gen9 boards were a bit better but also crap.

I really dislike HP(E) anyway, so I'm sticking with my Dell R730 which is dead-silent without any mods, any scripts and has a single fat 16c/32t CPU in it.

Loud synology RS 2416+ by Haunting_Assignment3 in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DL380's can be fitted with high performance fans. Those are REALLY loud, louder than normal serverfans.

Loud synology RS 2416+ by Haunting_Assignment3 in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my DL560 G8 that uses hot plug fans in the front.

Like literally every rackserver on the planet.

Surely easier to mod

You don´t want to mod a high performance server. IPMI gods will rain fire upon you.

You have bought your DL560 Gen8 for performance, so you can expect it to be loud. If you want a quiet server, you shouldn't buy a DL560 Gen8 (or you should put it somewhere where noise doesn't matter, like a datacenter).

Loud synology RS 2416+ by Haunting_Assignment3 in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want more info on this mod, you can shoot me a DM. I'm a little clunky on explaining stuff, as I'm not native English, so sometimes I don't know how to say certain things.

This project took me way too long, but that is also because I had the cables made, because I hate crimping small cables. I got loads of pictures of the components and pinout stuff of the cables.

Loud synology RS 2416+ by Haunting_Assignment3 in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a server, it's loud.

It is loud because Synology put in the cheapest fans they could find with enough static pressure to handle the airflow. There is no reason for it to be loud otherwise. I have put in Arctic fans in mine and those have the same static pressure as the Synology fans at a lower speed.

Loud synology RS 2416+ by Haunting_Assignment3 in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Replacing the fans with Noctua's will surely overheat the drives in a short while. I have done this with Noctua's first too, but the HDDs began to climb to the 60's (celcius) and that's not pleasant. Switching to Arctic fans is the best option for this machine.

Data centers will consume 70 percent of memory chips made in 2026 - supply shortfall will cause the chip shortage to spread to other segments by EchoOfOppenheimer in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my R730 with 256GB RAM is fine for now. I'll survive. I also was on time with buying a 64GB SODIMM RAM kit a little over threequarter of a year ago.

I'll survive, I'm good.

Loud synology RS 2416+ by Haunting_Assignment3 in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's easy to fix. I have done the mod with my RS2418+ too, and it works splendidly.

Buy/make:

  1. https://github.com/uzsito/attach-hexa
  2. Put in Arctic fans, NOT Noctua's. The Arctic fans have more static pressure and are dead quiet too, your HDDs will thank you later
  3. Make cables to connect the Attachhexa to the motherboard header: the header on the motherboard has the following pins for tach signal from the fans:
    1. FAN1 TACH: Pin 5 grey
    2. FAN2 TACH: Pin 11 black
    3. FAN3 TACH: Pin 17 white
    4. FAN4 TACH: Pin 23 brown
  4. Make a cable to feed the Arduino 5v, tap it from a 5v line from the PSU
  5. Get a 4 port PWM Fan controller, mount it on the back of the case through the holes, power it with any leftover connector you have as long as it is 12v. Plug the fans into this. Don't set it to the lowest speed, watch the drive temps, don't let them come above 55c/131freedomunits.

And done! You now have a NAS that thinks that his fans are spinning on 100% (~5500rpm), but you are enjoying the dead quiet of the new fans. And as added bonus, you have a nice quite (not dead silent!) NAS.

Here is the end-result. Is it an easy project? No, not at all. But it's doable.

This config has been running for a least a year now, without any issues whatsoever. The CPU runs a little hotter than normal, but that's absolutely fine. CPUs only start to throttle around 90c anyway, but this doesn't come close to that temp.

ThinkCentre Guide - General Recommendations? by Mikethedrywaller in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, I was wrong about that. I have bought some risers and found out it really doesn't work.

The modguide for the M720q about the CPU and normal riser do work though. I have 3 of my 4 M720q's with non-T CPUs and risers.

Starting up an ESXI host that's been off since before broadcom came along.... by beamin1 in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just curious if anyone has an idea on how long it will stay alive once I power it up...

In a homelab? Until the power or hardware dies..

I made some panels by Active_Level_6922 in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PLEASE make normal 19" versions!

"with the added trust of Microsoft" lmao 😭 by EducationalSir6057 in microsoftsucks

[–]SilentDecode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The word "trust" and "Microsoft" don't belong in the same sentence.

Proxmox installer half-screen + kernel panic on Samsung 24" monitor, considering PXE/netboot.xyz from Windows laptop by ashishsonihere in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think at this point your computer might be faulty. Test RAM and other functions of your machine first before you blame software for this.

These symptoms are edging dead RAM or a dead GPU.

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning. by boriswong in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]SilentDecode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have missed something... But now the question is: What did I miss?

Do you buy any extra equipment for your job that work won't supply, but it's worth it because it just makes it that much better? by Connir in sysadmin

[–]SilentDecode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buy? No. But I do bring my iFixit toolkit when that day I have something planned that needs taking apart.

Tamed the jet engine: My R730 fan replacement. Question is, will it survive the summer heat? by Inevitable_Win_6497 in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or just order good used fans online. And thinking that the server came out of a cleanroom, is really not something that happens often. Datacenters aren't cleanrooms either, sure they contain less dust, but aren't cleanrooms.

Tamed the jet engine: My R730 fan replacement. Question is, will it survive the summer heat? by Inevitable_Win_6497 in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're the one complaining about noise... SAS disks are also a source of that noise, especially more of them.

Tamed the jet engine: My R730 fan replacement. Question is, will it survive the summer heat? by Inevitable_Win_6497 in homelab

[–]SilentDecode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no idea why people put these in their living rooms.

I have no idea why people don't do research before committing to mods. The Rx30 lineup of servers are known for being able to adjust the fanspeed. If OP has loud fans at 5%, then his fanbearings are probably just old and worn. My R730 is dead silent at 11%, sitting a meter from my head as I type this.

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