Homebrew PC is making a lot of noise — advice on how I should fix this? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Dec 29, 2008 - 17 answers

How do I make a piece of test equipment quieter? [more inside]
posted by vansly on Apr 3, 2008 - 3 answers

Last night, suddenly and without provocation, my MacBook started grinding and crackling something fierce, mid-Google Reader browse. I shut it down quickly, savored the adrenaline rush, and started it up again. It wound up with a loud whine that accelerated until... well, it slowly dropped to a low whir. And it continues to whir. But the computer runs (for now) as if there's nothing wrong. My guess is it's the fan. If so, though, what happened? It was so sudden. (And this is not the iMoo.) And does this require Apple service, or can I somehow fix this myself? Should I stop using the MacBook entirely in the meantime? Want to hear the racket?
posted by pzarquon on Mar 7, 2007 - 7 answers

The metal grate that keeps fingers, etc. out of the fans on the bottom of my Toshiba notebook had bent inward towards the computer. Help! [more inside]
posted by 4ster on Aug 3, 2006 - 4 answers

How do I quiet a noisy external drive fan? Or should I? [more inside]
posted by Gungho on Mar 20, 2006 - 6 answers

Is there any way to reduce the noise from my PS2's fan without risking it overheating? [more inside]
posted by krisjohn on Feb 21, 2006 - 3 answers