Warning:I'm new to CentOS and have not tested the suggestion below (with Linux). So please research if it sounds like a good idea. It may be worth trying to bypass the issue by installing VMware ESXi and setting up CentOS as a virtual machine. This will give you additional control and backup options for the system. Gavin On Wed, 12 Jul 2017, 04:22 <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote: > Fred Smith wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 12:05:55PM +0100, Gary Stainburn wrote: > >> I have just installed CentOS 6 i386 onto an old rack server (it's gonna > >> be a Bacula storeage server and is a 1U 1/2 depth chassis) > >> > >> I did a minimum netinstall and so far so good. However, I have one > >> problem. > >> The CPU fan is going at full speed constantly. Not a real problem apart > >> from (a) it will affect the fan's lifespan and (b) it's noisy. > > > > I used to have a HP 320 generation 2 server that I used as a desktop. it > > had a bunch of tiny fans that screamed like a banshee. > > > > it turns out that one of the RPMs they shipped with it (on CD, not > > actually > > installed) contained a driver that toned down the fans to a soft roar. > > I'm sorry to say I have no memory of what the driver was. > > > > but if this system is from a vendor that supports Linux, they might have > > some suitable driver. > > > That's in the firmware. You may, or may not, be able to do something with > ipmitool, but I don't think so. Reboot, and look in system setup. It may > be under performance settings. > > mark > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >