I see your point. The fan on my notebook got noisy after I started using a 250 GB external drive... Then my internal hard drive started getting flaky too... My reasoning was that that fan needed at least a certain rotational speed to keep the blade moving in a path where they didn't bump into the casing... But maybe I'm all wet as to the cause of the problems... w
On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 14:39:15 -0800, Carl Lowenstein wrote: >�On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:33:32 -0800, Wayne Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >�wrote: > >>�Could it be a power supply prob? �If the fan isn't getting enough >>�power it might spin slower >�making it noisy... �Just my guess... >>� �w >> >�Speaking as your acoustical consultant, this doesn't make much >�sense. Fast fans move more air and make more airflow noise. �Bad >�bearings could cause a fan to make more noise, but bearing noise >�isn't a result of an inadequate power supply. �Usually a result of >�old age and failing lubrication. > >�carl >�-- >�carl lowenstein � � � � marine physical lab � � u.c. san diego >[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- KPLUG-List mailing list [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
