If you cannot replace the fan with a suitable alternative try a
fan speed controller.
Commercial fan speed controllers ranged in price from $7 to
$16. These are just voltage reduces either using
a solid state device or a simple rheostat (variable resistor).
Here's some projects that I did that you can do yourself for
as little as $0.99.
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