RE: silencing the BCS

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

I don't know what to say about the 4 fans or the power consumption, but 
when I built my computer room, I went with 6-8" interior walls, extra 
insulation, 5/8" wallboard, and a portable air conditioner that vents 
into the air-intake duct of the furnace, to cut down on noise.

Nathan M. Andelin


On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at  2:15 PM , Steve Richter wrote:

> Any ideas on how to cut the noise level of the BCS?  I have the system
> in a storefront location with a storage room and the large room which
> is the store. The BCS right now is on a heavy duty metal shelf in the
> store.  If there are only one or two blades in the system, and 4 SAS
> drives, can some of the fans be pulled or turned off?
>
> when I power on the BCS it uses 200W of power.  Turn on the JS12 and
> usage climbs to 350W.  Since the system is idle, waiting to be
> configed, I guess the SAS drives are not spinning.  The power usage
> does not seem to warrant the 4 fans running.
>
> are there low cost enclosures that servers can be placed in to wall
> off the noise? What I saw in a web search was too expensive at $3000.
>
> thanks,
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