cooling a compaq ml370 Piii server

hi all

i have recently liberated the old company compaq ml370 Piii server as it was being escorted to the scrapeyard. i intend to install linux onto it for my home setup. it will esentially replace the ancient pc that i am currently using as a file server. it is also an oppertunity for me to continue developing my linux knowledge.

however, the dam thing sounds like an aircraft. its kepping the neighbour 3 doors down children awake. it is something to behold. does anyone have any sugestions on how to mod it to quieten it down, such as fans on the processors rather than monster fan at rear etc. also does anyone know where i might be able to buy or aquire this ancient tech

kind regards

You could, um, fart on it. Yeah.

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just get you some big ole 120mm fans and runn them real slow, since theyare bigger the push more air and cool as much as a smaller fan with less noise.

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It's highly recommended to wrap it in aluminum foil, not the cheap stuff, and place it in a freezer or a bathtub with cold water. That should drown out the fan and keep it cool altogether.

Have you even opened it up to see if you could put a different fan in it or a newer heat sink? I mean.. come on.. what do you think you can do with it? Put a newer fan in it, which will be quieter because technology does wonderful things. You could put a different heat sink on anything that currently has one that you can replace.. that'll help out a lot.

Or you could just do the traditional overkill ways.. buy a small freezer, add in a dehumidifier, and put the server in there, seal it up, and you have a nicely frozen server.. and it'll be quiet because of the seals.


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well, i'm certainly glad i asked the kindergarden for advice!

i am definatley considering the bath option. would you test the water for me?

on a more real note, i am going to replace the fan at the rear. that is a given. the more interesting issue is trying to find out what types of heatsink will work best on a slot1 cpu, or preferably, what type of good, reasonably small fan cooled options may be available.

on the whole, i realise that this tech is probably older than the majority of posters in this thread, but if you have nothing sensible to add why bother. dienewbiedie ?? gee thats sweet what are you 2 years old?

for those couple who did post sensible sugestions ie the two fan options and the water cooler thank you and best wishes

This is the Other Section!

This is where we go to escape helping people!

We don't help people down here unless we know them!

But obviously since you're learning that the hard way, just replace all the existing cooling fans with new ones, they're probably just worn out!

When cooling fans wear out they make all kinds of different noises, and two or three bad ones put out a chorus of noise so replace them!

Problem solved! Now Get Out!


Oh! And take this with you! You may also need to replace your Power Supply!











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I have ML370 too.
but when i bought it it was with windows2000, and when it was booting the master cooler 12cm were going to lower speed, and it was wery quite.

when i install ubuntu the master cooller dont go slower and quite.

when can i set is at linux or BSD?

thenx...


PS: sorrf for my wrong english.

Bought it? I guess its true about a fool and his money. . .

Denied. There's no excuse for wrong English.

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