Bill, You need to determine if it's the power supply fan or the main ventilation fan. You can safely interrupt the spinning fan blade of the power supply (rear perforated panel) with a narrow piece of wood (I use a bamboo "kabob" skewer). If the noise goes away when the fan stops it's the power supply. You can replace the integrated PS fan but it's not easy. Power supply replacement is tedious and pricey. If the noise continues when the PS fan has been stopped, you can replace the the main ventilation fan. Check also to see if you have a high-end video card with an onboard fan as these can go bad and make noise as well.
Google the phrase "replacing mac quicksilver fan" for numerous related articles including some from Apple Discussion forums. Good luck, Dale On Mar 17, 2013, at 9:18 AM, William Tomcanin wrote: > Hello G4 users, > > My 2002 Quicksilver is starting to make some noise associated with the CPU > cooling fan (as far as I can isolate it). > > Can anyone share experiences re: replacing this fan? > > Is it fairly easy to remove, replace and/or repair (i.e., lube?) > > Thanks, > Bill -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
