I bought a refurb Dual 1.42GHz G4 Tower in March 04. It's been a lot of fun except for an annooying fan noise that comes and goes. ISTR reading somewhere that Apple will replace the fan under warranty. But I wanted to hear from other dual 1.42GHz (OEM) owners that have dealt with this problem. I realize there have been posts about MDD fan noise here and and G4noise.com. But most of those threads are dated or focus on pre-firewire 800 MDD models which were said to be even noisier.
For reference my dual 1.42GHz Tower has the Samsung 360 watt power supply and Delta AFB1212VHE 120mm x 38mm main fan rated at 130CFM. The noise problem seems to be mainly from the Delta 120mm fan. It will regularly go into a continuous chatter mode which is a heckuva lot more annoying that normal fan noise. I've tried applying pressue on the grill, fan housing, and spindle to see if there was a loose mount. But it's had no effect. I'm guessing the chatter sound may be coming from the bearings. Any other Dual 1.42GHz owners replace this fan with another 120mm model? Hopefully with a CFM rating in the 100-130CFM range? Also, any long term M10 Verax experience with FW800 Towers care to share their experience? I've got 4 hard drives installed so cpu cooling isn't my only concern. Thanx
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