Quote: Originally Posted by andrewgf http://barefeats.com/mini01c.html Thx, another great resource. -t

You'll need a hefty video to run WoW successfully at higher settings. Anyway, I also think the chirping is graphics-bus related. Does anyone know exactly what disabling NAP does? …

I've been having the chirping also. Got my PM last week. I'll be more aware now but I really notice it while playing WoW (World of Warcraft). Nugget - I'm new to the Mac, how …

Quote: Originally Posted by d.fine You did take out the intake fans I hope, there's plenty of room, and it should be fairly easy to install... Yes. But I have big hands .…

Quote: Originally Posted by turtle777 I have a Mac mini, with a 80G - 4200 RPM internal HD. Well, *yawn*, as we all know, that drive is rather slow. I was wondering if I could …

Quote: Originally Posted by hudson1 The general consensus has been that an external FW400 7200 RPM drive won't create a faster Mac mini. [ ] You know what you are talking…

Quote: Originally Posted by David Thompson (I sure had a LOT of difficulty installing RAM modules! Had to reseat them three times before the system saw them. Not a lot of room …

If you do buy a hard drive, get a Seagate. I believe they are the only company offering a 5 year warranty on their drives. One of my 200GB desktop drives is making funny noises, …

If I had a Mini, I would probably buy a 7200rpm replacement drive for the Mini and then put the displaced drive into an external Firewire box.

Quote: Originally Posted by hudson1 The general consensus has been that an external FW400 7200 RPM drive won't create a faster Mac mini. Contrary to general consensus, the…

And can you hear a pulsing sound that comes (I am not sure) from the 2 main fans in front of the processors ? It makes a kind of "woo woo woo" sound ...

You know what, if that works as well as it seems, it would also make upgrading totally easy as plugging in a hard drive. Wow. I was gonna get a FW HD for backup. Maybe I should use…

its the cpu, it happens on my powerbook also...

I was lucky and had a Hitachi 60GB 7200rpm in my Dell laptop. I swapped that drive with the 80GB 4200rpm Mini drive and it made a HUGE difference. I have an emergency copy of OS …

Quote: Originally Posted by turtle777 Thanks for the link. From what I understand, that guy spent only $ 50. So I assume he didn't even get a high-performance drive (no specs…

You're welcome! I think he already had the 7200 drive on hand (from an older machine). So the $50 was for the Firewire enclosure.

Thanks for the link. From what I understand, that guy spent only $ 50. So I assume he didn't even get a high-performance drive (no specs, that would have been nice). I guess a 720…

I just got my PM dp2.0 yesterday. No chirping that I can detect. I've got the unit on the floor, but fairly close by. The only thing I hear are the disk drives accessing. (I su…

Someone's already done this: http://www.budget-ha.com/apple/mac-mini-firewire/

I have a Mac mini, with a 80G - 4200 RPM internal HD. Well, *yawn*, as we all know, that drive is rather slow. I was wondering if I could use an external HD with 7200 RPM, hooked …

FYI, my friends PC also chirps. Seems to be gfx related - so any time you resize a window etc...

I'm not convinced that it's quite as simple as just a power supply defect. My new PowerMac didn't chirp at all, but then I had to get the mainboard replaced by AppleCare and now i…

My RevB DP2.0 rarely has it. sometimes when playing QT movies in the preview column. But it has been a while now since I heard a chirp come from it. Nothing has been changed.

I believe this is an issue on most if not all PM G5s. From what I read online, it's the power supply that's making the noise, and it's caused whenever you have Nap mode on. Nap mod…

There is also a pulsing sound that comes from my G5 dual 2.3. It is not loud but quiet annoying.