# Making a Taz 4 Quieter

**URL:** https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/making-a-taz-4-quieter/6549
**Category:** LulzBot TAZ
**Created:** [March 2, 2019, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/making-a-taz-4-quieter/6549 "2019-03-02T19:26:15Z")
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### Author: ![Brent.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecc23a/32.png) [@Brent.I](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/Brent.I)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/making-a-taz-4-quieter/6549/6 "2019-03-04T16:15:23Z")

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> Is there a way to incorporate the TMC2130 drivers into the Taz 4?

It is possible, but it will take a bit of work/customization. There are likely different connectors, mounting changes, and custom firmware that will be required. (We have done no experimentation of installing these boards on older machines.) As everything we do is open source, if you are willing to do some tinkering it will be doable!

A quick search of the forum pulls up a few posts that may get you started in the correct direction:

> [@Einsy Retro on the Taz 6](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/einsy-retro-on-the-taz-6/6424/1):
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> I used to call my Taz 6 “da Beast,” because you could always hear it roaring several rooms away before seeing it. But seeing a few posts here about upgrading the Mini’s board from the Rambo-mini to the Einsy Retro got me thinking – why not? So I bought one of those boards last week, pulled the latest Lulzbot Marlin and installed the retro on my Taz 6 this weekend. It took me most of the weekend, mostly modeling the new mounts and jig to drill for the reset button while thinking about which c…

> [@Einsy Rambo 1.1 Mini 1](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/einsy-rambo-1-1-mini-1/5950/1):
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> So let’s say I were getting an Einsy Rambo to put in my original Mini. What are thoughts on the best way to deal with the firmware for that? I’m not particularly concerned about catching skipping or power loss etc right now, I mostly just want my mini to be quieter. The two most likely scenarios seem to be recompile the mini 1 firmware with options for taking advantage of the quieter trinamic drivers or waiting for the mini 2 firmware and setting the print area to match the mini 1. I haven’t loo…

Good luck and happy printing!

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