Posts by Rondo

Hey Magic, I couldn't agree with you more about the noise. I was ready to return my 8890 last fall. I could hear it 2 rooms away. Well, you can see from THIS thread that I and others found a fix. I reduced the noise level by...

Quote: hm... perhaps I'll try that sometime. Is that polyethylene foam material the thick version, about 1 mm thick also ok? I don't think I have the ultra-thin .25mm stuff... The foam tape I used is 1.5mm thick. ...

I've been quite happy with my "foam tape" fix. Now my 8890 is about the same as many desktop systems. I mean sound-wise. Performance-wise, it's faster - of course. I am hoping for one more sound improvement. That is...

Quote: See http://sagerforums.com/showthread.php?t=9776 for the thread and a link to the wav file of the sound. That's the thread that I posted, along with my fix. That was a few weeks ago, it's still working! You...

Zac, the adhesive-backed foam I used has the adhesive on just one side. I'ts stuck to the fan, and to the mounting posts. The fan still comes right out, it's not taped in place. And the adhesive should come off in the future if you...

Zac, when I used the adhesive foam, I didn't put the screws back in. The fan is already constrained from moving out of position by the mounting posts and by the aluminum shield above. The key is to keep the fan from having any firm...

Hey zacharac, you're right down the road from me if you're going to CU. I'm on the north end of town. The fan is under the keyboard and under the aluminum shield. It's just to the left of the memory, 1 1/4" square. I...

I've read about the coolers, but the fan running less doesn't fix the problem. If you listen to the sound clip I posted at the beginning of this thread you can tell how piercing the sound was. Lowering the volume is the answer for me.

My 8890 noise problem is FIXED. At least it's MUCH improved. I found that all of the high pitched whine was coming from the small square black fan under the keyboard. In fact it contributes most of the noise from this system, more...

I had this residue on my brand new 8890 too. Actually I think it looks more like a stain, with various patches all over the screen. I first tried to clean it with just a damp cotton cloth, which is typically the only thing I ever...