On Saturday, March 22, 2003, at 08:48 AM, Douglas A. McNeill wrote: > I'm very pleased that so many of us happily use our PowerComputing > puters. I stopped when I had problems and got a used iMac 450 with > dvd, > which I love especially for it's quiet operation. What have all of you > done with the loud fan on the PowerComputers? I still have my PTP 180 > and it works great with 8.1, and I have upgraded nothing. Just more > ram. But it's so loud I rarely use it. If you have a PTP replacing the fans is one of the biggest improvements for the least cost you can do. Very worthwhile project. Not real technically complex. All three fans ( 2 in the box and 1 in the P/S) are the same size.
The procedure is well discussed in the archives. Depending on who's fans you buy you may need to change the connectors for the existing ones (minor solder skills) and the P/S fan will need the leads shortened in some manner. ( some cut and solder, others have had success wrapping the excess lead around the fan). It's a great retrofit. The silence will astound you. :-) > > Are all of you on the PowerWatch site, too? Most are I think. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
