On Wednesday, October 30, 2002, at 09:18 AM, Marty Skinner wrote: > One word of caution that might apply to some: if you feel > uncomfortable working > inside your computer, or its power supply then you should seek help > with some > or all of this project. But it's very duable without a lot of time, > money or > experience. Just be smart and don't work inside the power supply with > it > plugged in. Really good advice. If you're not comfortable inside the box, have someone else do it for you. As Marty says, it's an easy job, but you do need to muck about inside a bit.
> Absolutely. Same physical size fans but thru a combination of > "newness" and > perhaps a little less airflow. The fans I used really make it worth > *my* time > and money. The difference is dramatic. I don't know of any other improvement that is so inexpensive and provides such a dramatic change. After running the PTP with quieter fans, I find I am very disappointed in the noise level of my new MDD dual 867. The normal fan is about the sound level of the three original fans in the PTP, and when the large cooling fan kicks in , it rivals NASA's Ames wind tunnel. <G> > >> 2. Whether the connectors for a PowerTowerPro are the same for a >> PowerTower >> 180e (non-Pro). > > I have no idea. Fan lead lengths might be an issue too but the > replacement fans > in the PTP were just fine. Most likely. From the manufacturing standpoint there is a lot of benefit for using the same connector across the product line. It's one of two; 4 pin or 3 pin, so it really doesn't matter. Just unplug an existing fan to ID it and order the silencer fans with the appropriate connector. > Still on the fence about replacing the original PTP fans? Just do it. > You'll be > glad you did. I've yet to hear of anyone who has changed the OEM fans in Power Computing product, who was unhappy with the result. Jack Russell -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powercomputing@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:powercomputing-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:powercomputing-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
