Re: Anyway to REDUCE NOISE from Gateway 2000 Desktop 486?

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From: Tom Huot
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:21

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Richard Baughman (rich@bostech.com) wrote:
: I find that the fan seems to be making most of the noise.  I'm considering
: buying a super-quiet fan/power supply from a third party.  I think it's
: called Turbo-Cool.  Problem is, I'd have a perfectly good power supply to get
: rid of.  Does anyone know if you can buy just the fan, or does it have to
: be integrated with the power supply to work correctly and efficiently?
: -- 
: Rich Baughman / Boston Technology / Wakefield, MA
: rich@bostech.com

Wait! Before you buy another power supply, unplug the hard disk and
see if the noise goes away. The WD drives are screamers. I had
mistakenly thought it was the fan at first with my GW2K system also.

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