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<blockquote data-quote="Dev82" data-source="post: 1807014" data-attributes="member: 401221"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>Thank you for the advice, i have stripped it down again and tried to spin the fan manually and i got the same sound, i think the bearings have gone and thats what i'm hearing, as it is an 8 year old machine its not unlikely. I have ordered a replacement and i will see how it goes. I temporarily ran without the HDD fan for about 10 minutes and the whole system was as quiet as a mouse. So i think i'll replace and see how i go. </p><p>But overall i'm very impressed with how OSX performs its very fast and i can't believe i didn't switch sooner. </p><p>For the age i was expecting a little lag but everything is open in seconds <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> i'll keep this for a year or two and maybe invest in a newer model.</p><p></p><p>Happy owner here. <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Cool.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Cool:" title="Cool :Cool:" data-shortname=":Cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dev82, post: 1807014, member: 401221"] Hello, Thank you for the advice, i have stripped it down again and tried to spin the fan manually and i got the same sound, i think the bearings have gone and thats what i'm hearing, as it is an 8 year old machine its not unlikely. I have ordered a replacement and i will see how it goes. I temporarily ran without the HDD fan for about 10 minutes and the whole system was as quiet as a mouse. So i think i'll replace and see how i go. But overall i'm very impressed with how OSX performs its very fast and i can't believe i didn't switch sooner. For the age i was expecting a little lag but everything is open in seconds :o i'll keep this for a year or two and maybe invest in a newer model. Happy owner here. :Cool: [/QUOTE]
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