[aclug-L] Re: Case/CPU fan noise

[Benjamin Bunck <bbunck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fans go bad.  One of those sad facts of life.  I purchased a high $ Asus 
Motherboard and within a few months, the fan on the memory controller 
sounded like a vacuum cleaner.  I purchased a replacement at National 
for around $15.  The high-pitched buzz you hear might be more of a 
property of a cheap fan than a defective fan...I don't know.

I've heard from people that sometimes, a drop of 3-in-1 oil on the motor 
of the fan will correct various buzzes, but I would think its much better 
in the long run to just buy the replacement, especially if the original 
is the typical cheap-o-fan put on by somebody who wants to make a 
low-priced system.

Ben



On Wed, 8 May 2002, David Carmichael wrote:

> 
> I purchased one of the 'Bare Bones' 1GHZ systems that "National Computer"
> has listed in the Sunday Newspaper for the past two weeks, to build my wife
> a faster computer.
> 
> The only trouble is.. the system fan(s) produce a high pitched "BUZZzz.."
> 
> I have double checked to make sure that the cables are as clear of the fans
> as possible with the drive set-setup.
> 
> The wife claims that she can not work with the sound...
> 
> What's a guy to do to reduce the noise and yet keep the system cool with out
> spending many $$$$ in doing so??
> 
> --David
> 
> 
> 
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