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by **Jan Bir** » Thu, 13 Mar 2003 18:56:34

Hi

The fan in my blade100 is very noisy. Is it possible to reduce the noise
without damaging the machine?

Best regards

/Jan Birk

by **Michael Laajane** » Fri, 14 Mar 2003 07:15:24

hi,

> Hi

> The fan in my blade100 is very noisy. Is it possible to reduce the noise
> without damaging the machine?

probably if the area is not to hot but you need to keep an eye on the
machine temperature before and after.

use the command /usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin/prtdiag to check the temp

/michael

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by **Alan Stang** » Sat, 15 Mar 2003 12:08:59

> Hi

> The fan in my blade100 is very noisy. Is it possible to reduce the noise
> without damaging the machine?

Yes. The guy in the office next to me (Hi Harry) replaced the cpu fan
in his Blade 150 (*) with one from the same manufacturer. The new fan
actually has a higher airflow and is much quieter. Just pop open the
case and look at the cpu fan currently installed on your machine to get
the name of the maker. Some folks from Sun were here looking at the
box and thinking they probably ought to use a different fan...

(*) I'm assuming the fan system is similar on the Blade 100 and
150...and that the cpu fan is the cause of the problem.

Good Luck.

PS For anyone at Sun working on the upcoming US IIIi boxes that are to
ship in May....use a quiet fan. The Blade 1000 is unbearable in an
office setting and the 100 and 150 are also too loud. I'm planning on
buying one of those boxes when they come out, so this is important.

-- Alan

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