[G4] Noisy G4 DP

[Daniel Brieck Jr.]

John,

Yeah those are notoriously noisy  systems... Apple even offered some  
kind of exchange kit at some point for the power supply fans noise..

There is also a firmware issue like you mentioned here is a link to  
it...

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42948


There are still other problems even after the firmware fixes  
apparently ...

http://www.g4noise.com/tutorial.php?ID=54&p=0

   Check google for many pages on the topic...


Also as something worth noting is that any g4 can get really noisy if  
a fan starts going bad, my Quicksilver g4's  CPU fan was going bad  
and it was making a harmonic vibration sound in a bad way. The fan  
was running, but after trying to turn it there were some major  
problems with its rotation.  These fans can go at any time., so check  
and make sure they are spinning freely before doing other major  
things.. I paid only $5 to get a new CPU fan. So it was a quick fix  
for a quieter system... But none of the G4's are really whisper quite...



Daniel J. Brieck Jr.



On Nov 16, 2005, at 5:33 PM, Johns Maillist wrote:

> I bought a Dual Proc. 867 MDD unit, and I believe that it is about  
> the loudest computer I have ever heard.
> Anyone know if there is a hardware/firmware that resolves this, or  
> if there is a history of these being noisy?
> Thanks,
> John
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