Shhhhhh!

[kayden azagthoth]

Hey gang!

I just installed 2 60 mm case fans and one 80 mm case fans into my Acer case. I have an Athlon 1600+ XP CPU and I want to keep it and everything else in my system nice and cool. I also have a Volcano heatsink/fan combo on my CPU.

My question is, the fans are fairly loud and my computer is in my livingroom. Aside from shutting down everytime my wife and I want to watch TV, is there something else I can do to quiet the fans down when I'm not using the computer?

I tried going into Settings/Active Desktop/Customize my desktop and tinkering with the system standby and turn off hard disk controls but it doesn't wind the fans down any.

It's just that I like to keep the computer on all day and shut it down at night. I don't want to turn the thing off and on 10 times a day because I don't think that's good for it.

Ideas??

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And all you touch and all you see, is all your life will ever be.

-Pink Floyd

[rond36]

Could try putting the fans on a fan bus with switches to turn the extra fans off when you dont need the extra cooling (don't put the CPU HSF or PSU fan on this bus)

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Alright who messed it up this time!

[kayden azagthoth]

Sounds like a plan....

Ummm....how does one go about doing that?

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And all you touch and all you see, is all your life will ever be.

-Pink Floyd

[rond36]

Check out this site Virtuial Hideout (http://www.virtual-hideout.net/) it is a great site for case modifacations be sure to checkout the cool case galery click on the links on the left and right sides of the page for vendors of parts and accessories. you can find almost any thing you need to mod your case or for extreme cooling

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Alright who messed it up this time!

[fixrupr]

Kayden,
I had the same problem. I installed a toggle switch through front panel. Just splice switch leg (wire) between power source and fan. You only switch one of the wires. The fans run on 12 volts (yellow wire). Splice/install switch on that wire. A suitable switch can be had at an electrical or automotive supply house. Get one that inserts through a 3/8" hole (which you will drill through case front).