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Can I silence my 2008 8 Core MP?

I have the main drive replaced with a 10K 300gb WD Raptor also.

Perhaps thats the problem...

What is a good fan control app for me to check that as the noise source? It is very high pitch, so I don't believe its a dying case fan or power supply.
 
I have a 2008 MP 3,1 with 2 x 2.8 GHz - it is almost completely silent with 2 HDD (WD Caviar Black) and two SSD. Sounds like you may have a failing component. Have you tried taking of the side cover to identify the source?
 
revisionA said:
I have the main drive replaced with a 10K 300gb WD Raptor also.

Perhaps thats the problem...
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Could be, but I have 2 WD Velociraptors running in my MP 3.1, no noise to speak of .
Make sure the drives are installed and screwed into the drive carriers properly, I also squeazed some foam between drives and carrier handles .
 
pastrychef said:
I'm quite certain the Raptor is the source of your noise problems. Mac Pros are usually extremely quiet.
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It is the problem. I have 2 of them that I removed. They raise the case temps so much that the fans run high constantly. Not to mention they're noisy all by themselves.
 
crjackson2134 said:
It is the problem. I have 2 of them that I removed. They raise the case temps so much that the fans run high constantly. Not to mention they're noisy all by themselves.
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This sounds consistent with my experiences with Raptors. Heat and noise are the reason s why I shied away from them.
 
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