Although I love working with Supermicro hardware, I wanted to replace the stock fans for my mobile racks CSE-M35TQB and CSE-M28SAB with Noctua fans, with the goal to make my self build NAS a bit more quieter. The stock SM fans comes with dimensions of 92x32mm (M35TQB) and 40x28mm (M28SAB) and they are also more or less only suited for the stock SM fan holders. As the Noctua fans are smaller in dimensions, it will not only create a gap between the mobile rack and the fan itself, but it will also limit the options for mounting it correctly (especially for the M28SAB). For the M35TQB mobile rack I was also limited by the stock SM fan holder depth, as the distance between my PSU and the mobile rack was a bit to shallow for my liking.
The whole idea with server hardware it is mostly going to be used in a datacenter/rack, where noise is not a issue and decent airflow is required for keeping the temperatures low of SSD's and/or HDD's. For my own use case, just a bit of airflow is more then enough, while working with energy efficient storage (and is mostly idle). Bottom line, is it recommended to replace the stock SM fans and holders? Nope, so use at your own risk ;)
Designed for
CSE-M35TQB
CSE-M28SAB
Fan (as shown in the examples, focus on quiet)
NF-A9-FLX (3 pin)
NF-A4x20-PWM (4 pin)
Print settings
MK4, 0.20mm Structural, 0.4 nozzle, Infill 30%, Support on build plate.
Printed the model with PETG v0 (and slicer profile), although I needed to lower the print speed to around 80% to have a cleaner print (stringing did occur) and drying the filament before printing is highly recommended. For the M35TQB fan holder, support is somewhat required for the small hooks on both sides (they hatch into the mobile rack).
Print material
Material like PETG (v0) might be recommended due to temperatures with(in) computer/server hardware/cases and for some additional safety - it does fit the purpose I suppose.
The author marked this model as their own original creation.