I have 5 tower servers (Lenovo system x3500 m5) and they can get a bit noisy in the office. I think it might be the fan for the power unit or cpu. We don't have access to the server room.
What solutions are there?
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2If they are in the server room, and you can hear it from the office... your walls are too thin. Earplugs might be a sensible suggestion if you can't insulate the walls somehow. – Journeyman Geek May 06 '16 at 06:02
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You have a two choices:
- Put them in the server room.
- Purchase quieter servers.
These machines are servers. They're meant to be put away in a proper server room, where no one cares how much noise they make. Regarding #2 above: sure, there may be quieter servers than what you currently have, however, any proper server is going to make a lot more noise than a typical desktop machine.
Seriously, sort out what needs to be done to put them in the server room. Everyone (including the servers) will be happier after this happens.
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