Try running it off the 5V rail.
/s
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 20:04, Andrew Gordon wrote:
> Not totally off topic as the computer does have Linux on it, but
> anyway now how much some people on the list like hacking computer
> bits. The fan in the power supply of one of my computers started
> being noisy now and again. Then it started being noisy all the time.
> Then it went back to being quiet. Which was much better except it
> also wasn't moving much in the way of air. So I swapped the fan with
> one out of another computer that I wasn't using (except it was to
> deep so it had to go on the outside of the case). This fan moves
> lots of air. To much in fact. It is quite loud. Any detailed
> suggestions for slowing it down? It's 12v and around 0.1something
> amps, can't remember exactly. Variable resistor thingy? rating (DSE
> cat number :-) ), wired how?
>
>
> Andrew
