While not terribly loud, it was annoying enough for my wife to wake me up at 2:22AM this morning to go shut off the PC.
Just figuring out how to get to the replacement parts area of the Dell website was a chore and then after drilling down thru the hierarchy to get to the fans I was greeted with a “We’re sorry” page, please call 1-800-357-3355. I was then shuffled off to the Philippines to order the fan. But before I could actually get the woman to order the fan I had to politely refuse, twice, to buy some sort of computer service book especially tailored to my PC. It was also a minor fight to keep them from putting it my Dell Credit line (unused for the last 2-1/2 years after I took advantage of it to buy this very PC) and place it on my regular credit card. Total with shipping – $22.95.
In one of my attempts to find out how to order a fan, I was rummaging through the support forums and learned of a web site that sells Dell spare parts, Centrix International, but unfortunately, both of the fans listed as compatible for my PC were out of stock.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/06: 4