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I have a Dell Dimension 4300, about 3 years old. I've noticed that the fan
noise, not bad at all when I first got the machine, has gotten really bad. I
mean, it's not sounding like the bearings are going or like anything's about
to fall apart, but it's just loud. Very annoying, as I like to listen to
music on the system.
What I want to ask is if it could do any good to open it up and try to put
some oil on the fan's bearings. Can they even be reached? Has anyone had
this problem and tried this? I don't want to go to all the trouble of
unhooking all the cables, bringing the system unit out of its little nook,
opening it up and trying to quiet the fan unless I feel there's a good
change it can make a difference. If anyone has tried to cope with this
problem in this way, I'd appreciate hearing about your success or lack
thereof.
What else can one do about a noisy fan? If I bought a new power supply,
there's nothing to guarantee that it would be quieter than what my current
fan has gotten to be, so that makes that route problematical as well.
thanks,
-dg
I have a Dell Dimension 4300, about 3 years old. I've noticed that the fan
noise, not bad at all when I first got the machine, has gotten really bad. I
mean, it's not sounding like the bearings are going or like anything's about
to fall apart, but it's just loud. Very annoying, as I like to listen to
music on the system.
What I want to ask is if it could do any good to open it up and try to put
some oil on the fan's bearings. Can they even be reached? Has anyone had
this problem and tried this? I don't want to go to all the trouble of
unhooking all the cables, bringing the system unit out of its little nook,
opening it up and trying to quiet the fan unless I feel there's a good
change it can make a difference. If anyone has tried to cope with this
problem in this way, I'd appreciate hearing about your success or lack
thereof.
What else can one do about a noisy fan? If I bought a new power supply,
there's nothing to guarantee that it would be quieter than what my current
fan has gotten to be, so that makes that route problematical as well.
thanks,
-dg