[Chester LUG] Building a soundproof cupboard - Anyone done it ?

[David Holden]

Ask them if they can hear it first.


  Dave.



On 13/10/11 13:41, Stuart Burns wrote:
> Hiya everyone,
> 
> I have a cupboard (used to house hot water tank etc) that I use for my
> servers. Great. Only problem is the sound. Let me elaborate:
> 
> I have
> 
> 3!!! DL 385s, so 2 psu, 8 15K SCSI drives across them, 6 internal fans
> as all machines are dual socket quad core.
> 1 * ML115 with 5 drives
> I also have my el cheapo ISCSI storage network (5 disks).
> 
> In addition I have several other boxes
> 
> Now as you can imagine this gets loud, so loud that I usually have to
> shut off the DL's at night because next door must be going bonkers with
> the noise.
> 
> Anyone ever had this problem and how did it get resolved ?
> 
> I did think of sticking them in an outdoor shed, but figured that prolly
> wasn't the best idea.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Stuart
> 
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