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Archives => 2003 => Topic started by: Paddy on December 30, 2003, 08:27:41 AM

Title: Additional Noise Reduction for MDD's
Post by: Paddy on December 30, 2003, 08:27:41 AM

Just got OWC's weekly email notice, with this very interesting Quick Tip on additional noise reduction for the MDD/AKA "Windtunnel" G4's. This was also posted at XLR8yourmac.com recently.

http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/Framewor.../chud/chud.html
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/archives/dec03/...303.html#S16734

Have you seen this, Kelly?

Title: Additional Noise Reduction for MDD's
Post by: kelly on December 30, 2003, 09:42:00 AM

Yes Paddy. I'm on their list.

Might try it. Or not.

Title: Additional Noise Reduction for MDD's
Post by: Bruce_F on December 30, 2003, 11:34:43 AM

Thanks for the info, Paddy!

I just installed CHUD to see if it makes any difference.

I have found that keeping the room temperature at 68° or less keeps my G4 fans from going into high gear. So, I may never notice if there is a real cooling difference without using some sort of software to check.

The last time I heard the fans wind up was last summer.  

Title: Additional Noise Reduction for MDD's
Post by: Bruce_F on December 30, 2003, 12:48:31 PM

Well... CHUD is gone. I was running my usual group of applications while online, such as Safari, Mail, iChat and iTunes.

I went into the kitchen to get a cup of coffee and came back to find my computer frozen up.    The particular way it was acting is something I have never seen before. It sounded almost like a skipping music CD repeating a faint clicking sound.

The CHUD installer comes with an un-installer.   It works great!