Quoting <20000131134940.D977 at online.ie>
by "John P. Looney" <jplooney-ilug at online.ie>:
> 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".
That won't work on a '760 - the PSU has a redundant cooling fan that
kicks in if the primary fails 8)
With the sides on, and sat on carpet, the system is actually pretty
quiet.
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