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Many people have reported a annoying vibration in their 8500's front panel. I took my cover off and noticed that the sheet metal shielding along the front moved freely. I put some strips of double-sided tape on it, stuck on a piece of foam rubber (about 5"x5"x1") and replaced the cover. The noise went away and has not returned.

It appears that the drives get hotter with the cover off than with it on.

I, too, have had the drive sled vibration problem. Likewise I found that the solution mentioned -- a piece of "spongy" wedged between the center locking tongue and the subchassis" -- fixed it.


In article <p.kerr.unknown-1909971650180001@news.auckland.ac.nz>,
p.kerr.unknown@host.auckland.ac.nz (Peter Kerr) wrote:

>> Ladd Morse wrote:
>> > I have two 8500s - one is a 132 and the other a 180. The older one (132)
>> > has a fan that is quite loud; the newer 180's fan is very quiet.
>
>Is is the fan that's making the noise?
>We found on 8100s the HD mounting slide was vibrating.
>A piece of foam rubber wedged between the center locking tongue
>and the subchassis fixed it.
>
>-- 
>Peter Kerr                        bodger
>School of Music                   chandler
>University of Auckland NZ         neo-Luddite