Fan noise
I have so many electronics and computers (network hubs, tivo units, xbox's, etc.) in my den that it gets pretty hot (and there isn't a good air return in that room, so with the doors closed to keep the kids out, it gets pretty warm). Worse than that, is all the fan noise in that room. Hell, even my Linksys gigabit switch has a fan on it. And it is NOISY. Well, it finally got even MORE NOISY. With all these fans running 24/7, I end up with at least one fan a month going bad on me (usually, it is the chipset fan on my Abit motherboard). Well, the one in the switch is going bad, and it is the loudest screetch/vibration you ever heard. My wife is about to kill me.

Sounds like others have had similar problems and complaints about the loud fan noise on these switches too (even when they are new and not going bad). But, how to open up the plastic case? Well, once again, the web is an amazing place. Of course, someone has a step-by-step guide on how to crack the case and replace the fan on that very unit. Finally!!!

Now, if I could only get more reliable fans for all my other units (and quieter ones). As I get away from gaming and high performance systems, quiet and cool electronics are becoming more and more important to me. I hate my HTPC for how loud it is, and even my main system with 4 RAID drives in it, puts out a ton of heat, and is only tamed with no less than 8 fans...sigh.

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- posted by Jeff @ 3:55 PM | 0 comments