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Quieting a Mirrored Drive Door Power Mac G4
Authored by: ianeiloart on Feb 28, '07 10:55:23AM

300% quieter? I'd settle for 100%, but 300 would mean it was generating anti-sound!

Seriously, though. Apple offered a free fan replacement program, which I used. It's still quite loud. I did get to a point where it was absolutely ridiculous - until I discovered an air inlet at the base of the front panel. Cleaning the dust plug out of there made a huge difference. Now I keep the machine off the floor, and it doesn't gather so much dust.

Great tip, though. I might just look for one of those fans.

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Ian Eiloart



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Quieting a Mirrored Drive Door Power Mac G4
Authored by: trevbucky on Mar 01, '07 07:12:59PM

Yes this machine was part of that power supply replacement, but still too noisy. I was amazed at the amount of dust near those vent holes too... clearing it cooled it down by 5 -10 degrees, but the noise factor was the problem, so I changed the fans.



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