Office-friendly rx2660

[creasot]

I have a server rx2660 and would like to convert it in something like workstation.  I bought a stand alone pedestal kit AD251A, but I know that the rack version and the OFS have more differencies. For example the OFS has 6 fans instead of 12. But an office-friendly fan AB419-67021 is so expensive that 6 fans would cost more than the server itself. Are there other tehnical differencies between the rack version and OFS? And the most important question: is there a kit for a convertation into OFS (to reduce the noise) like one for ZX6000?

I found only separate items:

AB419-67019 Office friendly display/fan board (do I need it?)

AB419-67020 Office friendly I/O fan board (do I need it?)

AB419-67021 Office friendly fan assemlby (6 pieces needed!!!)

AB419-67022 Office friendly top cover (not needed in my case?)

I do not think that I am the only owner of rx2660 who wanted to make his server office friendly. So maybe somebody have an good idea how to do it?

Thanks in advance

[S_Logan]

Hi,

Please refer the following HP Integrity rx2660 Server Pedestal Installation Guide:

http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.BINARYPORTLET/public/kb/docDisplay/resource.process/?spf_p.tpst=kbDocDisplay_ws_BI&spf_p.rid_kbDocDisplay=docDisplayResURL&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&spf_p.rst_kbDocDisplay=wsrp-resourceState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c01884231-1%257CdocLocale%253D&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken

HTH

S_Logan

[asapReps]

The link provided opens a document:

HP Integrity rx2660 Server Pedestal

Installation Guide
HP Part Number: AB419-9011A
Published: April 2007
Edition: 1

There is no mention of "fan" in the document. So I feel the question still remains on how a person can reduce the fan noise for an office environment

[mits]

No customer/field upgrade kit is available. OFS was available the only for the factory shipment. It may be better you look for some used OFS model.