PowerEdge 2450 Power Supply Noise Issue

[DCAMP]

Hello,

I've got a PowerEdge 2450 server that I'm testing, and both of the power supply fans seem to constantly speed up and slow down, making kind of a whirring noise (if that's very descriptive). I'm wondering if this is normal, and if not what I can do about making it stop, is it a power problem?

I don't think it's the fans that are at fault, because for the first 20 seconds after I power the system on, the fans behave normally, but then this problem starts. Other than this, the system works fine.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

-Dan

 

[johnv20]

try upgrading the bios - noisy fans was an issue for dell which they seem to have fixed with bios and/or firmware upgrades

 

[DCAMP]

OK,

I tried the BIOS update, and it's still doing the same thing. I'm not sure if these are normal noises for this to be making, but it doesn't sound right. I wouldn't feel right about selling this server without knowing if this is going to cause problems somewhere down the line or not. Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Dan