On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, you wrote:
> Caitlin wrote:
> > Anyone tried to make their PM run more quietly? Like lining
> > the case with sound dampening material or replacing the power
> > supply fan?
>
> I haven't done this with a Mac, but I've done it with my Linux
> box. On my Linux box, the main source of noise were the cheap power
> supply and CPU fans. I bought some nice fans with ball bearings to
> replace them with, which made the whole thing much quieter. My PM 8500
> is really noisy in comparison, so I think it'll get the treatment, next.
> From listening around on the thing, both the power supply fan and the
> old SCSI drives are major noisemakers. The PS fan looks to be a standard
> part. I don't know if I want a quiet Mac enough to replace the drives,
> though.
>
> Jim Anderson.
>
Now I'm really worried: my wife's recently acquired 8500 is
virtually silent, so should we be looking at a dead PSU fan? The Mac has run
for several hours at a time without ill effect. Have we a problem or are we
just lucky? Slightly OT, but my Performa's quite noisy (& so's the family
PC).
Roger Barclay
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