Server Upgrade! What do you think?

[greengolftee87]

Upgraded my server finally with a supermicro 5in3 hot-swap and a supermicro aoc-sat2-mv8 open box from newegg that someone posted a few days ago.

Originally was using this card (not as bad as everyone made it seem, its a good little card)newegg

Old card

Now using the new supermicro parts

The rest of the server is:
P4 3.06 Ghz
1G RAM
Intel pro 1000 MT NIC

2x IDE 250 GB
2x WD Green 2.0 TB
1x WD Green 750 GB
2x Seagate 1.5 TB
1x Maxtor 160 GB (so my room mate can have some network space)
Running Windows Server 2008

And WOW is that fan loud on that cage. I know its datacenter stuff but is it as simple as just replacing it with a quieter one.

 

[Asposium]

i also have the supermicro 5into3
sod's law that'll be one of the non-hot-swap drives that breaks!
if you think one fan is loud, try two!
i changed the stock SM fan to a silverstone low RPM and added a fan controller
works a treat
as my server stands now ... gonna be changing again in a few weeks

white tray is the system drive

 

[WhatTheSchmidt]

cool server...nice setup

what kind of internet connection do you need to run that? and what do you pay?

I have fast comcast but the upload I'm sure is kinda crappy and I wouldn't be able to have my own server...

 

[Asposium]

my server is mainly for "in-house" use
• file server
• media server
• computer backup
• "project"

my upload speed is (on average) 0.5meg/sec

 

[greengolftee87]

So ive been using this for some time now and its working great with 1 exception. The drives wont spin down. Theyre always on which is adding like 30 watts to the system. Is there some utility for the card that controls this casue the windows controls are no longer working. Also added a sata to eSata bracket which works perfectly with my external drive. The speeds are great