Making a quiet Supermicro SC846 – 100 TB file server

An overview of the modifications I’ve made to my Supermicro SC846 chassis to get it down to ~40dB. The server houses my 100 TB FreeNAS build.

Stux’s fan control script: https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/script-hybrid-cpu-hd-fan-zone-controller.46159/

3D model of front fan shroud: https://sketchfab.com/models/4c32694f289a4afca1ef3c6b6d6f6d7f

Overview of server build (being updated): http://jro.io/nas/