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iMac333 Noise Reduction? Suggestions?
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red rocket
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May 27, 2002, 04:45 AM
 
What can I do? The bloody fan noise is starting to give me headaches!

Is it possible to get some form of convection cooling going? Dry ice?

Any success stories?
     
Evinyatar
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May 27, 2002, 05:20 AM
 
You could just try to replace the fan with a quieter one. They're standard sizes so you can pick one up at any PC store.
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petoria
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Jun 20, 2002, 02:32 PM
 
And the hard drive and cd-drive are both noisy. Replacement ones from a third party company are generally a lot quieter.
I know a guy from nantucket, and well lets just say the stories about him are greatly exaggerated.
     
TritiumOSU
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Jun 23, 2002, 09:59 AM
 
I agree that the iMac 333MHz is a, well, rambunctious little machine.

I had to put a clear piece of tape over the CD-ROM's button to keep it from rattling like crazy when I had a CD in there

As for the fan, you should be able to replace it with any 80mm (8CM) PeeCee fan, although I'm not sure what kind of power cable (Molex or 3-pin mini) it uses.

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