Silence Is Golden – How to Quiet Your PC (Part 1)
By Mohammad Yousef | July 2004
From the moment I press my PC’s power button, I start to hear noises that
seem to be coming out of a micro-factory. By now, most of you must’ve become
so used to the noise that you don’t notice there’s any sound at all, until
turning off the PC. Does this mean you should put up with the noise and do
nothing about it? Of course not! And in this article I’m going to tell you
everything you need to know in order to hush up your PC.
Tighten the screws: the vibration of your PC’s components could be causing
the noise. In this case, all you need to do is unplug the PC, remove its
cover and carefully tighten the screws of parts such as the power supply,
motherboard, drives… Beware not to over-tighten the screws either as this
could damage some parts.
Move your case: if you have a case that’s vertically sitting on your desk,
try to move the case to the floor. The quivering of your case might be
bringing about a vibration with the surface of the desk. This method can
help reduce your PC’s noise especially if the room’s floor is carpeted.
Another thing you could do is move the case far away and use extension
cables to connect the monitor, mouse, keyboard… Although this method will
totally eliminate the noise, it’s an impractical solution because CD/DVD
drives won’t be easy to access and the long wires might be a problem too.
The two methods I’ve just described don’t cost any money (unless you want to
buy the extension cables) so you can try and see the results. If these steps
aren’t enough, wait for my next part where I’ll list some devices that you
can buy to mute your PC for good.
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