Noisy fan in 942? [Archive]

zephyr

12-23-05, 08:40 AM

Just got a new 942. Once in a while (half hour + or -) the fan will go into noisy resonance. Anybody else experience this? Any remedy, other than returning the unit? Turn it upside down and give it a good shot of WD40? :eek2:
Thanks, and Merry Christmas all.

lakebum431

12-23-05, 08:50 AM

You sure that it is the fan and not the hard drive? The fan should stay pretty steady, but the hard drive will make some noises when it is working.

Jerry 42

12-23-05, 09:14 AM

Had some noise in my 942 some time ago, it was suggested I blow some compressed air into machine to clear out any dust. It did lower the noise but the 942 is not totally quiet.

JM Anthony

12-23-05, 09:58 AM

My 942 is very quiet. Of course, I'm hard of hearing.

zephyr

12-23-05, 10:08 AM

My 942 is very quiet. Of course, I'm hard of hearing.
Well, there is that. :) Me, too (too much rock and roll)

PeteSJCA

12-23-05, 01:19 PM

my 942 is completely silent, i'm beginning to think there is something wrong with it - compared to my old 921 which could be heard in just about every room of the house...

zephyr

12-24-05, 06:45 AM

The noise was resonance where the feet rested on a new component below the 942. Something was not quite level, and the fan or hard drive resonance in the 942 chassis was amplified where the 942 front feet met (or didn't quite solidly meet) the other component. Rubber feet to the rescue (plus the benefit of added air space). All's quiet. :)