On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 09:57 +0100, Sean Gibbins wrote: > > hey Peter, maybe you could find a manufacturer's BIOS upgrade for the > > box? I mean short of wirecutters. Or perhaps a good clean would take > > some of the load off the fan because temperatures in the core would be > > lower/fan would meet less resistance? > > > > Or replace the fan with something from QuietPC? > > Sometimes the bearings just get knackered with use combined with an > uneven distribution of dust on the blades and as such need replacing. > That said a good clean does cut the noise from my Shuttle's fans > considerably. > > http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/home
I just stuck my fingers into the processor fan and stopped it, The main noise is from the Power supply fans, And I replaced the original PSU with a 'quiet' one from Maplin some time ago. http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=98736#features I don't think that the PSU fans are controllable, but I do wonder if both are needed. ( warranty, who worries about those?) While I had the machine stopped a moment ago, I did give the fans and heatsink a dusting out, but no noticeable effect. Think I'll live with it. Can't justify replacing the PSU with one from QuietPC at the moment. Peter -- Next meeting: C4L and Bournemouth, Wednesday 2010-06-02 19:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
