A funny noise discovered

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 8:10 am

So there I was, putting my three-year-old to bed, reading him stories, when I heard this low droning sound. The neighbours revving their motorbikes ? A truck in the street ? A jet circling overhead ?

Nope, couldn't find the cause.

Then I returned to my studio and there it was HUMMMMMMMM.....

Oh no. A horrible sort of whirring, buzzing sound coming from my DAW. A reached around and felt the air vent - no flow and hot. A new power supply for me tomorrow methinks.

Just thought I'd share this pathetic story.

Now, how hard is it to install a power supply again ?

Rob van Berkel · Post by **Rob van Berkel** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 8:14 am

pretty hard if you don't have a screwdriver lying around

But seriously, not hard. Carefully study your cabling coming from the PSU, then disconnect all cabling. Unscrew the 2 of 4 screws on the back, remove the PSU, put the new one in place, connect the cables and discover that you need one more molex-type 5V/12V connector. Better get an extra molex Y-cable just in case!
Good luck! Hope no serious damage was done.
Cheers!

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 9:49 am

Oh, I recently had to change the powersuply's fan in my Mac. Of course I could buy a new PSU but what for? At the Apple site I found a DIY part where PSU removal was explained screw by screw. I did it and was proud of myself like I won a war

The fan wasn't out of order completly. It just vibrated due to something undiscovered. It was so annoying!!!

Sometimes small things make your life better

petal · Post by **petal** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:38 am

Are you sure it isn't just the Fan that needs replacing? In that case you can get around it a lot cheaper by buying a 80mm fan, or at least those are standard PSU-fans.
They aren't that difficult to replace either, but you'll have to take the PSU out of the PC and you may need to do a little soldering in order to feed the new fan electricity, but chances are the connections are done by clips.

Cheers!
Thomas

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 7:24 am

"Soldering"

Way beyond my manual skill level.

I've bought a new AOpen 400W unit to arrive Monday or Tuesday. Screwdriver is waiting.

Of course just now I have lots of work on and have a big job lined up Wednesday night that must be delivered by dawn Thursday...

Funny thing is that I knew the fan would give out soon - I've been listening to it rattle for the past couple of months thinking to myself "It'll die just when I need it most".

There is sure to be some profound cosmic law about such things...

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 6:02 pm

Indeed, and this is called:

Murphy's laws Chek it out...

http://dmawww.epfl.ch/roso.mosaic/dm/murphy.html

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 6:07 pm

Hey... I don't belive this crap! Just in case...

Post by **garyb** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 6:54 pm

i know murphy(john).please be careful with this stuff as it certainly is connected to the workings of the universe.

dehuszar · Post by **dehuszar** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 2:18 am

Uhhh... kudos to all the DIY'ers out there. Your heart is in the right place... but it's not worth the risk. If I had a powersupply fan go out (actually I have so there's no need for the hypothetical) I'd just get a nice new one and consider myself lucky that I caught it in time to prevent damage to my earth-shattering Creamware cards and the hard drives which have borne the fruits of my labor. Not unless you're certain you've got backups and a bitchin home/rental insurance policy.

Sam

dehuszar · Post by **dehuszar** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 2:19 am

...and for the record, the Antec TruePower (or whatever the stupid marketing name is) PSs are awesome. Super quiet, good airflow. The 430W ones aren't that expensive either.

Sam