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Post #2 by Gorgonops
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateMon, 3 Jan 2011 - 16:56
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/g5-parts-in-my-se-noise.21971/
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So, it is going to get a new fan, probably from a junked G5 I inherited, since those are the quietest I have.
So, I could be completely wrong about this, but... I seem to recall from the time I spent futzing around with a G5 Xserve that the fans in the G5 require a PWM signal for speed control, and that they'll either not run at all or run full-blast (at an ear-splitting volume) if you just apply DC voltage to them. (Of course, this could just apply to the Xserve, not the desktops.)

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