http://phoneboy.com/2892/even-phoneboy-cant-fix-hardware-problems Simplifying Network Security, Telecom, Gadgets, and More! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:36:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://phoneboy.com/2892/even-phoneboy-cant-fix-hardware-problems/comment-page-1#comment-27268 Joel Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:13:52 +0000 http://phoneboy.com/?p=2892#comment-27268 so, there are such things as quiet airflow systems. You ought to be able to retrofit some slower, larger diameter (slower=quieter, larger diameter will restore the desired flow rate) fans and an appropriate cowl* that would let you unplug the loud fans that bother you. *Making the cowl to adapt the bigger fans might be the hard part, but event if you're not good with shears and sheet metal screws you can go with duct tape. Can you scavenge the quiet fans out of the to-be-scrapped unit? so, there are such things as quiet airflow systems. You ought to be able to retrofit some slower, larger diameter (slower=quieter, larger diameter will restore the desired flow rate) fans and an appropriate cowl* that would let you unplug the loud fans that bother you.
*Making the cowl to adapt the bigger fans might be the hard part, but event if you’re not good with shears and sheet metal screws you can go with duct tape. Can you scavenge the quiet fans out of the to-be-scrapped unit?

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