[PLUG] Noisy computer fans

[Greg Helledy <gregsonh@gra-inc.com>]

>The shuttles have a slightly wonky CPU fan that rattles loose in a 
year >or two and ceases to be as quiet, although it's still not as loud 
as a >normal PC.

Last year I bought a graphics card that ended up having a pretty noisy 
fan.  I mentioned this to a guy at a computer shop and he said a shot of 
WD-40 would work wonders.  I was skeptical but put a bit right into the 
"cup" formed by the fan (where it is attached to the motor shaft) and 
let it work its way in from there.  It was an immediate and dramatic 
improvement.  Only now (about 9 months later) is it starting to get 
noisy again.

Greg Helledy

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