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July 30th, 2001 19:00

Loud fan

When i turn my computer on, i can hardly hear anything coming from the tower. But, after a while, i hear the fan much more than i could when the computer was 1st turned on. Does another fan kick-in when the room gets warmer?


Sean

P3 1ghz 4100


Message Edited on 07/30/01 04:09PM by Nhclass
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    scoutkjp

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    Posted July 30th, 2001 20:00

    If I am correct, the 4100's are like the 8100's. They have the power supply fan that runs at the same speed all the time unless the computer is turned off. Now, in the 8100's, they have a second fan that runs at different speeds as the computer heats it will be faster and louder. When it cools, it will run slower and obvisouly quiter. I do beleave that the 4100's are the same.

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    Rockaway17

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    Posted July 31st, 2001 00:00

    I used a can of spray-air on the inside of my computer, especially near my fan. It helped cut down the noise considerably. If you've had your computer for 6 months or more, you should do it, it'll help.


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    scoutkjp

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    Posted July 31st, 2001 03:00

    I usually do it every 3-4 months, it realy does help. Especially sence we have carpet here.

    -Dell Dimension L1000R
    -Windows 2000 Professional (NTFS)
    -BIOS A12
    -1GHz Pentium III Processer
    -133MHz Bus Speed
    -40GB Hard Drive (7200RPM)
    -40GB Hard Drive (7200RPM)
    -256MB/PC133 SDRAM
    -E770 Monitor/17in.
    -16x DVD ROM
    -Altec Lansing ACS-340 Speakers with Subwoofer
    -F-1146IV/R9F - 56k Modem
    -MS Office XP -Small Business
    -Norton AntiVirus 2001
    -Intel 3D AGP Graphics
    -Creative Sound Blaster 64V PCI Sound Card
    -100MB Zip Drive
    -UMAX Astra 2100U
    -HP DeskJet 680C
    -HP DeskJet 693C
    -HP All-In-One psc750

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