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

[David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Benjamin -

The fan mad the sound the second the system was first plugged in and has
only had power for three days.. so I hope that maybe it is the design of the
fan and or air flow around the CPU fan and not that it is a cheap fan.

--David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Bunck" <bbunck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 7:40 AM
Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Case/CPU fan noise


>
>
> 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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