{"id":5,"date":"2026-07-27T20:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T03:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointyhair.com\/?p=5"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T23:49:18","slug":"i-like-the-nucs-fanless-tiny-servers-except-when-the-heatwave-happens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointyhair.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/i-like-the-nucs-fanless-tiny-servers-except-when-the-heatwave-happens\/","title":{"rendered":"I Like the NUCs (fanless tiny servers, except when the heatwave happens)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have a tower built on NUCs built to serve email\/web\/VPN\/wifi\/etc<br><br>Only after the California Heatwave did I realize that you can&#8217;t just stash the whole system in a closet without some FANs for cooling &#8212; The Manufacturer suggested Amazon Infinity Fans, which have now worked beautifully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>smartctl -ax \/dev\/nvme0<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Model Number: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KINGSTON SNV3S4000G\nSerial Number: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50026B72837023EB\nFirmware Version: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;P3DR0A27\nPCI Vendor\/Subsystem ID: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0x2646\nIEEE OUI Identifier: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0x0026b7\nTotal NVM Capacity: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4,000,787,030,016 &#091;4.00 TB]\nUnallocated NVM Capacity: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0\nController ID: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0\nNVMe Version: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.4\nNumber of Namespaces: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1\nNamespace 1 Size\/Capacity: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4,000,787,030,016 &#091;4.00 TB]\nNamespace 1 Formatted LBA Size: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;512\nNamespace 1 IEEE EUI-64: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0026b7 2837023eb5\nLocal Time is: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fri Jul 31 13:59:04 2026 PDT\nFirmware Updates (0x12): &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 Slot, no Reset required\nOptional Admin Commands (0x0016): &nbsp;&nbsp;Format Frmw_DL Self_Test\nOptional NVM Commands (0x0056): &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wr_Unc DS_Mngmt Sav\/Sel_Feat Timestmp\nLog Page Attributes (0x02): &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cmd_Eff_Lg\nMaximum Data Transfer Size: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;64 Pages\nWarning &nbsp;Comp. Temp. Threshold: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;75 Celsius\nCritical Comp. Temp. 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