[booboo]

I received my new PowerMac G5 1.8 DP from the Apple Store yesterday. This is A Big Purchase for me.

I got the ATI 9600 for +£40 mainly because it will probably save me that over the NVIDIA in electricity bills per annum ;-)

I transferred all the files from my G4 via the new utility. It said 6 hours, but with the rdf at work it - took less than 1 hour. Nice going.

I need more RAM and a big HD, but that will have to wait for funds.

My problem: my 1.8DP is noticeably noisier than my friends 1.8 DP.

The little fans at the top are really whiney. somehow more annoying than my previous G4. Most of the sound energy in concentrated in a penetrating upper-mid frequency. It doesn't help that there are two and the beat in and out of phase, i.e. constantly changing.

I don't necessarily want to send it back to Apple and incur all that expense for them (or me).

Ideally I think the two fans should ideally run at (slightly) different speeds - to reduce that beating effect. So I might just replace one first - the really annoying one . . .

Does anyone know what (replacement) fans might fit - if this is a good idea? Do they have any special characteristics (apart from the whine)? Are they a standard (PC) part?

[Powaqqatsi]

Very Bad Idea™. Get it fixed, you have a warranty.

[drive-thru]

Originally posted by Powaqqatsi:
Very Bad Idea™. Get it fixed, you have a warranty.

Seconded.
Aren't the fans speed-controlled in the G5?
Get it fixed by Apple, or you might even be able to take it to an Authorised Repair Center to get it fixed in a few minutes rather than sedning it away.
Call Tech Support & explain it to them, be nice - it's a tough job & you'll get a better response if you're considerate. Ask the Tech Support person if you can take it anywhere locally instead of sending it in.

[booboo]

I've taken your advice and called Apple.

My options are either to send it back to Apple (which I don't really want to do)or to call an authorized service centre explain the situation take the machine to them for evaluation and if they agree they'll get me a new fan. I'm just not prepared to leave the machine with them for 5 days. If they won't let me bring it home after they've evaluated it, I know I'll end up living with it.

What I hate about London is firstly it costs £5 ($8) just to drive into the centre ('congestion charge') and then there is no store you can legally even stop outside to drop anything off. It's a nightmare of petty rules and inflexibility. A great place if your ambition is to be a traffic warden!

Oh yes, if you forget to pay that £5 by 11 p.m. the same day, it goes up to £100.

**** them all.

[drive-thru]

Yeah that is annoying.
Go to
http://applefn.infonow.net/bin/findN...GE=GBR_ENGLISH
to see if there is a service technician who is outside the congestion zone.

If you find one in a location you're happy with then call them first & explain that you will need your mac back the same day. Ask them if this will be possible. Unless they don't have the part I can't see how it should tak them more than 30 mins to change.

[MaxPower]

This happened to me with my dual 2GHz. Its these 2 little $4 fans in the front of the power supply. The oscillating will get worse and reverberate through your very soul. It is worth the inconvenience to get it fixed, believe me.