Aargh. I spoke too soon. There's still a noise, but it's not as loud. And it's very repetitive. It may be getting louder as time goes on; I think it was fainter yesterday. I guess I have to dust the fans even better? Would oil help? I read that a drop of the right oil can improve fan performance and noise.
Doesn't winter seem more like archiving season?
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Polter-Cow - Sep 03, 2009 6:49:17 pm PDT #11088 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Gudanov - Sep 04, 2009 3:02:36 am PDT #11089 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I would just isolate and replace the fan. Typically it's like a $5.00 part.
Jessica - Sep 04, 2009 4:41:05 am PDT #11090 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - Sep 04, 2009 5:39:22 am PDT #11091 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Any recommendations for a not-too-expensive TV, say 30" or bigger? $300 to $600?
Damn, I haven't priced TVs in a while....
Jessica - Sep 04, 2009 5:43:06 am PDT #11092 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We bought a 32" Samsung on sale from J&R for under just $600 and have been really happy with it.
Polter-Cow - Sep 04, 2009 6:10:28 am PDT #11093 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I would just isolate and replace the fan.
According to some page on the Internet, I can do that by sticking something into the blades of each fan for a second to see if the noise stops? That's safe?
Typically it's like a $5.00 part.
Is there anything special to consider? I like this one. For fun. Or there are these cheaper ones. I guess I have to see what size the fan is. Do all fans have the ribbon connectors? I guess they need to get the power to run from somewhere.
Jon B. - Sep 04, 2009 6:11:57 am PDT #11094 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I can do that by sticking something into the blades of each fan for a second to see if the noise stops? That's safe?
Yeah, the fans have very little torque. You could probably even use your finger, though a pencil is less scary.
Jessica - Sep 04, 2009 8:26:29 am PDT #11095 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Have people see this video of an Apple store being robbed? The thieves got in and out in under a minute with 23 laptops thanks to the mag-safe power cords:
DCJensen - Sep 04, 2009 9:24:50 am PDT #11096 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Watch out for them there computer Spartans! [link]
Vortex - Sep 04, 2009 10:47:41 am PDT #11097 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
any photoshop types know how to change the size of the background of the image without changing the rest of the images?