23 Nov
2003
23 Nov
'03
8:30 a.m.
No fans.... Hmmmm, see its a design flaw ;-)
Curt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred N. van Kempen" <waltje(a)pdp11.nl>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: hissing from a hub
On Sun, 23 Nov 2003, Curt Vendel wrote:
> Might be a fan has cracked a bearing, you should try using a wooden
pencil
> or other non-conduct stick-like object and stop
each of the fans and
see if
the noise
stops, then you'll find the culprit.
OfficeConnect 8's dont have fans.
They're little white boxes
with an external DC power supply (which, at least for the 240VAC
European version, sucks.) I assume it fried one or more of your
caps, probably the ones that try to flatten the voltage's curve :)
"3Com - Just Say No!"
--f