I recently acquired a geekworkm KVM-A8, the pci version, and it works great. PiKVM is really awesome.
My only complain is the tiny fan inside. It has a tiny whine sound really noticiable at night.
Are there any recommendations for fan replacements?
Can a tiny headsink be used instead, without negative consecuences?
Hi,
You can refer to the last FAQ on the KVM-A8 WiKi:
https://wiki.geekworm.com/KVM-A8#FAQ
Q. Does KVM-A8 support passive heatsink such as (P165-A or P165-B etc) instead of fan?
A: You can use the P165 aluminium heatsink or the H402 pure copper heatsink, but must remove the X630-A8 fan and fan connector.
①If use P165-A(thickness 7mm), you can use M2.5*5mm spacer instead of M2.5*12mm spacer to fix it;
②if use P165-B(thickness 11mm), you can directly use M2.5*6mm screws to fix it;
③if use H402(thickness 4mm), you can use M2.5*8mm spacer instead of M2.5*12mm spacer.
@Cindy Ding what about a quieter fan?
You could add PWM control to the existing fan it you are comfortable with a little re-wiring.
https://github.com/agspoon/PiKVM-PWM-Fan
