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[ILUG] Cases & Power Supplies

[ILUG] Cases & Power Supplies

John P. Looney jplooney-ilug at online.ie
Mon Jan 31 13:50:46 GMT 2000


On Mon, Jan 31, 2000 at 01:34:50PM +0000, Raymond A Kelly mentioned:
> Just a little something which I've used to quiteen down my rather Noisy
> Full tower at home.
> Get your self this spongey stuff that you'd use to Draught seal windows
> & apply it liberally to the inside of the case, put a few small strips
> of it on the inside of the power supply & a smlaa bit on the outer
> housings of any fans that may be in the system.  It works wonders.

 Another little gem: when I worked on Gateway 2000 tech support (I was
young, innocent, and needed the money), if customers asked "The fan is too
loud. Can I have a quiet one ?", we were told to say "Stick a pencil into
it. That'll quieten it down".

Kate

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