Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There is a purpose for the power supply fan you know. I > had one going on the fritz ( running slow and stopping at > times). I ran it this way for 6mo or so. Then all at once > my hd started going haywire. Short story: I had to replace > the hd and power supply. Dean
6 months is a long time.. sounds to me like you either didn't notice it was stopping, or else you enjoyed the peace and quiet too much to do anything about it! Also it's not clear from the context that the hd failure was related to the fan problem. Right now I've moved the P/S outside the case. This leaves a hole for hot air to escape from the case, and keeps the red-hot,glowing,smoking P/S from heating the other components. lm-sensors says: temp: +33.62 C fan2: 3901 RPM Not sure what this means but it doesn't sound too dramatic, we'll see how my P/S takes it. Sticking some heat sinks on it today. -chris
