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My new PC makes a whole lot of noise. I think it's the fan from the power
supply, but I'm not sure. Has anyone any thoughts on how to make it more quiet? Marc |
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Marc kenjka:
My new PC makes a whole lot of noise. I think it's the fan from the power supply, but I'm not sure. Has anyone any thoughts on how to make it more quiet? Buy a new power supply... You can try to put some grease on the fan, but you'll have to open up your PSU, then remove a sticker from the fan, put some grease in it, and then it'll be quiet for something like 2 months... Best way to get rid of that noise is to get high-quality low-noise power supply like Antec Truepower series, or Enlight... Let's say that 300-380W should be enough for everything... -- U ormaru se za pet minuta zbijen Maricao pije. By runf Damir Lukic, a member of hr.comp.hardver FAQ-team |
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Stick a popsicle stick in through the grill in the back of the power supply
to very temporarily halt the spinning of the fan blade, check for the absence of noise, and remove the stick. If it is the power supply fan making the noise, your options a (1) Buy a replacement; or, (2) Open up the power supply (after having to remove it from the case) and replace the fan. The fan is usually an 80mm fan just like the ones used for case cooling fans. Be sure you orient the fan so it blows outward (there's an arrow to show air flow direction). Sometimes you can simply remove the screws holding the fan and slide in a new one. Case fans might have 3 pins (12V, ground, and sense) whereas the power supply fan only has 2 pins (12V and ground) but you can probably still use the 3-pin 80mm case fan inside the power supply simply by sliding the connector on the header pins so that the 12V and ground leads get connected. If the power supply fan's wires are soldered onto a circuit board, you probably don't want to dismantle the whole thing and do some desoldering and soldering. Just cut the wires, strip them, and splice the new fan's wires to them. I would slide some shrink tube over the wires, mesh them together, solder them, slide the shrink tube over the splice, and use heat to shrink the tube so the spice is insulated well and you don't get any shorts (and make sure the wires don't get into the fan blades). If replacing the fan inside a power supply is beyond your capability or you just don't want to bother, get a new power supply. Getting a shop to replace the fan will cost you as much as a new power supply. -- __________________________________________________ _____ ** Share with others. Post replies in the newsgroup. ** If present, remove "-NIX" from my email address. __________________________________________________ _____ "Marc" wrote in message ... My new PC makes a whole lot of noise. I think it's the fan from the power supply, but I'm not sure. Has anyone any thoughts on how to make it more quiet? Marc |
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"Marc" schreef in bericht
... My new PC makes a whole lot of noise. I think it's the fan from the power supply, but I'm not sure. Has anyone any thoughts on how to make it more quiet? ....My experience is that siliconspray or something at the best give some temprorarely relief. When a fan gives trouble it's a matter of time before it completely goes down. In the meanwhile it's generating vibrations which do the rest of the components no good (I had a APG-videocard which gave way after a while) and due to the reduced cyclespeed it doesn't do it's job very well. My suggestion is: buy a good, silent fan (Pabst or something). Open the powersupply (AFTER disconnecting the power cable) and replace it. It's a piece of cake... Good luck with it Ron (Who knows that these failures always happen just fifteen minutes after the stores close...) |
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