[rescue] Noise levels

[Linc Fessenden]

On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Brian Hechinger wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 07:57:36PM -0700, Gary Nichols wrote:
> > 
> > The rack in my office has two SS5's, a 4U AXi Sun server, 2 2U dual
> > intel linux/bsd boxen and a 24-port compaq ethernet switch.  My office
> > has wood floors, and it is noticeably noisy in here now that I have the
> > entire rack switched on.
> > 
> > Any noise dampening success stories?  I'm listening to my music
> > louder... and louder.... much to the digress of my SO.
> 
> the best solution is to get that stuff out of the "office" area, and into it's
> own.  that's the best i could come up with.  i had a LOT of kit in one tiny
> little room, and not only was the noise unbearable, the heat was crazy as
> well.  when i moved, i made sure the computers got their own room.  the office
> has exactly TWO computers in it, and no more.  my Octane, and a guest sparc20.
> 
> if this isn't an option for you, i don't know what to suggest short of a closed
> cabinet, but even that isn't going to make enough of a difference in most
> likelyhood.
> 
> -brian
> 

When I close my cabinet up (see http://thelinuxlink.net/~linc/ ) the noise
level is significantly reduced, however, the heat problem persists as
always.

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-Linc Fessenden

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