jthacker48 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I'm new to Unraid. To run Unraid, I purchased a Dell T20 Server with Xeon E3-1225 v3 3.2GHz, 16GB RAM. I've installed a 240GB SSD as Cache, HGST 6TB NAS Drive as Parity, and (2) HGST 5TB NAS Drives in Pool. I've got the Unraid Server running in my air conditioned home at a temp of about 75 Fahrenheit (24 C). The Temperature of my disks seems to be running in the mid to low 50s while being utilized. I'm not sure if this is something I should be worried about and if it is, how can I start to troubleshoot the cause? I'm purchased (2) WD Black 5TB drives but don't want to add them until I get the temp under control. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
StevenD Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Way too hot! The T-series Dell servers have horrible air flow. 1 Quote Link to comment
HellDiverUK Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Yep, I stopped using mine for this reason. A low speed 92mm fan and terrible drive placement means drives run super-hot. Quote Link to comment
jthacker48 Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 Life got crazy and I've had my server turned off since this post last year. I'm getting into a new house and trying to make this server usable without overheating. Does anyone know if I could transfer the guts of this server to a rack-mounted chassis with better cooling? Quote Link to comment
StevenD Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, jthacker48 said: Life got crazy and I've had my server turned off since this post last year. I'm getting into a new house and trying to make this server usable without overheating. Does anyone know if I could transfer the guts of this server to a rack-mounted chassis with better cooling? Only the drives. Everything else is proprietary. Quote Link to comment
kizer Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I pulled out the processor and dropped it into a new Motherboard. I did keep the Case intact minus the Processor incase I want to slap it back in. You could pull everything out, but you'll need an adapter cable to power the motherboard https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A210HKO/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and you'll need to steal the sensor that watches the door because it's monitored via the Motherboard. This is a pretty good thread talking about what your wanting to do. https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/dell-poweredge-t20-mini-tower-server-owner-thread.18707248/page-9 Quote Link to comment
jthacker48 Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/13/2018 at 2:20 PM, kizer said: I pulled out the processor and dropped it into a new Motherboard. I did keep the Case intact minus the Processor incase I want to slap it back in. You could pull everything out, but you'll need an adapter cable to power the motherboard https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A210HKO/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and you'll need to steal the sensor that watches the door because it's monitored via the Motherboard. This is a pretty good thread talking about what your wanting to do. https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/dell-poweredge-t20-mini-tower-server-owner-thread.18707248/page-9 I may have to resort to another case but I'm hoping I can fix it with some additional fans (usb or with special adaptors to work with Dell proprietary). If I can't get the temperatures down, I'll look at a case with better air flow. Quote Link to comment
kizer Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Or worse case bust out a dremel or drill and make some new holes for mounting fans and routing air. I've done it in the past. Quote Link to comment
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