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

[jlweaver <jlweaver@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can bet it is a cheap fan.  Resign yourself to having it replaced.

David Carmichael wrote:

> 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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