I added a PCIe card to my r730xd. The fans went from 3,800 RPM to 17,000.
The Lifecycle log showed:
PCI3018
- Message
- New PCI card(s) have been detected in the system. Fan speeds may have changed to add additional cooling to the cards.
The suggested solution to this is:
If a lower fan speed is required, contact your service provider for the appropriate IPMI commands to reduce the default fan speed response for new PCIe cards.
I have been working with my local Dell service contact but they so far are not able to provide me with the IPMI sequence I require to not scream the fans.
FWIW, my t410 has the pair of this card (a Mellanox 40/56GB dual port card) and it has not adjusted the fans in the least. Mellanox describes this as a low power card. Whenever I remove it from the screamer, the heat sink is not even warm to the touch.
Anyone have any luck getting this info?