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On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 08:52:49PM +1000, Tony Bilbrough wrote:
> I am talking about a noisy fan in the power supply.
> There seems to be a feeling that if enough air can circulate around the
> power supply then a fan in the power supply case might not be necessary. 
> Has any one ever tried running the power supply with out a fan?
> Or will this be a first? Some how I think that some one else has
> experimented!

I've had plenty of systems over the years that have had failed
power supply fans and still run, and one that failed in a VERY dramatic way.

The failure was a dual Pentium Pro box, with 4 hard drives, a 3dfx Voodoo, and
three housemates attacking it while I was running a voodoo screensaver, on a 
40 degree day. It also had a very closed case that didn't allow air flow unless
the power supply fan was running. Melted plastic facica is rather neat :)

I'm basing my comments on the fact that there are dozens of devices aroudn the home
that run fine without power supply fans, and have far higher wattage ratings
than a PC supply.

You'd obviously need to cut an air grill into the side of the PC case and
supply. I have a spare supply downstairs, that when I get the chance I'm 
planning to modify.

--
David Jericho

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