or maybe try fancontrol from lm_sensors package? http://www.unix.com/man-page/centos/8/fancontrol/ On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 11:07 PM, Gavin Peters <gavinjpeters at gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >