On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:16:04 -0600 (Central Standard Time), "F. Alfredo Rego" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >HP installed *crippled CPUs* but installed *UNcrippled fans* which, >unfortunately, make quite a racket. >I hope that something will pan out and that HP will not blow hot >and cold. Hopefully, HP will send a gentle cool zephyr my way, If you are [slightly] brave, you could always replace the fans yourself. There's an entire industry for selling quiet cooling to solutions to do-it-yourself PC'ers. The fan sizes are pretty standard these days: 60mm, 80mm, 90mm, 120mm. I would think the fans in your A-class are one of those sizes. Fans only run $5 - $20 dollars, depending on size, airflow, and noise. I'm sure HP support would not be completely happy for you to do this, but if you are on third-party support, you might be able to get a waiver from them. > > _______________ > | | > | | > | r | Alfredo http://www.adager.com > | e | > | g | F. Alfredo Rego > | a | Manager, R & D Labs > | d | Adager Corporation > | A | Sun Valley, Idaho 83353-3000 U.S.A. > | | > |_______________| > >* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * >* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *