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warnergt · Apr 8, 2003, 09:51 AM

I've been reading stories on a "Noise
Reduction Kit" for G4 MDD machines.
I have a new dual-1.25G machine which
has a really loud fan. How and where
do I get one of these kits?

gatorparrots · Apr 8, 2003, 10:28 AM

http://depot.info.apple.com/?program=acoustic

Kenneth · Apr 8, 2003, 10:38 AM

I don't think the new DP 1.25Ghz or any FW800 PowerMac are included in this program.

Orion27 · Apr 8, 2003, 11:03 AM

True, the new FW800 1.25's do not qualify though I can't imagine a box any noisier than
my FW800 dual 1.25. The eligible boxes must be mind bending because my box is more than a distraction.

warnergt · Apr 8, 2003, 01:19 PM

That link above:
http://depot.info.apple.com/?program=acoustic
doesn't say anything about FW800's not qualifying.
It simply says you need a Mirrored Drive Door (MDD) Mac.

DamnDJ · Apr 8, 2003, 01:25 PM

Hmm, I have a Dual 1.25 FW800 and I am very happy with the lack of noise it makes. The only time it's loud is when it boots up. Once it gets into OS X, it's nice and quiet.

If I turn on my PC next to my mac, it's more than triple the noise than the mac. So for me, I thank god to the quietness that is my mac.

I guess everyone has their own opinions as to what is noisy and what is not. However, with my PC on, I can barely hear my TV. I can also hear the computer out in the living room. With just the Mac turned on, I hear just a whisper.

Originally posted by Orion27:
True, the new FW800 1.25's do not qualify though I can't imagine a box any noisier than
my FW800 dual 1.25. The eligible boxes must be mind bending because my box is more than a distraction.

Orion27 · Apr 8, 2003, 02:46 PM

apple page says my computer " does not need
to participate in the exchange program". Whisper quiet? I don't think so. Sounds like the
din of an industrial vacuum, albeit a distance away.The box is at my feet under the table and with the tv or radio on it is still a dominant presense. Whisper quiet, no!

Phil Quinney · Apr 9, 2003, 07:09 AM

Isn't there a program running at the moment for the FW 800 machines that offers a replacement of the 120mm fan only - so that they get the same Papst fan as the MDD owners are getting? Or does this promotion only apply to the 1.42 machines?

Phil.

Orion27 · Apr 9, 2003, 08:36 AM

I'm unaware of any program for the FW800
PM Dual 1.25 MDD Macs. I've thought from the
very beginning I was hyper-aware of the box's presense. Listen, I'm not whiner and I'll live with it. Hey, my new 20'' display has a dead pixel. Whisper quiet is just a joke though. Seriously, I'll just put it in a cabinette. I think
I'll pick up a mike at radio shack and make a
.wav file and pass it along..

GetSome681 · Apr 9, 2003, 08:29 PM

a PMac is not designed to be a cube, and never will be if you desire increases in processor speeds.

JB72 · Apr 9, 2003, 11:46 PM

Originally posted by Orion27:
The eligible boxes must be mind bending because my box is more than a distraction.

I tend to think of my dual gig MDD noise more as "soul piercing" than "mind bending." But they both definitely fit.

keywest · Apr 10, 2003, 08:10 PM

I got my dual 867 about 2 months ago and find it much quieter than I was expecting. Same as posted above, v. noisy on startup, then purrs when smoothly running. Running 9 it's much louder, unbearable.

I have the noise reduction kit sitting in the corner for a rainy day. I'll put it in someday, but for now, no big whoop.

Alternately, I read somewhere online that the writer considered his MDD the sound of power. No one complains about the sound of a Shelby or a Harley. Noise equals power, and the whirring fans cooling the power of his dual processors fell into the fine tradition of American power, raw and noisy.