Mac Mini a little noisy...

[itsallaboutyou]

Ello all - long time no speak, but I'm back with a vengeance...ish!

Basically I've just bought a new mini to use as a media centre, but also as my main home computer too. As I'm out of the engineering game now, I no longer need a super duper all singing, all dancing machine.

The mac mini is absolutely perfect for me, its small, well designed and I've even managed to upgrade the ram and whack in a huge hard disk. As a result, it will happily store my iTunes library and photos.

However, I've just moved the mini from my desk to a shelf above my monitor, its just bog standard rack shelving with a bit o' timber slung across it. The annoying thing is, when the mini is burning a cd, or god forbid a DVD, the vibrations are horrific! It sounds more like an aircraft engine idling.

I know it could be 'cos i'm using the big red paperclip store's rubbish range of media, but even with more expensive discs it still sounds loud.

I keep hearing about acoustic matting and was wondering if y'all had any suggestions? The mini itself is in perfect working order, its just the disc burning that makes it sound bad!

When reading a disc its ok.

Any ideas?

Ta las....

 

[Rameses]

Mine sounds like this, sometimes reading a dvd it can sound like its dying a nasty death. Any type of sticky pads or felt pads will do the trick but it won't stop the noise!

I download everything anyway, hardly ever use the drive unless a friend wants a CD etc.

 

[startrek2]

if you fitted a larer hard drive id guess youve put it back together slightly amiss

ill admit there not super quiet burning but certainly not what your describing

id open it make sure you got all the bits put back together properly and secured down on grommits etc..

 

[itsallaboutyou]

Mine sounds like this, sometimes reading a dvd it can sound like its dying a nasty death. Any type of sticky pads or felt pads will do the trick but it won't stop the noise!

I download everything anyway, hardly ever use the drive unless a friend wants a CD etc.

Same here to be honest, iTunes is my new addiction...

if you fitted a larer hard drive id guess youve put it back together slightly amiss

ill admit there not super quiet burning but certainly not what your describing

id open it make sure you got all the bits put back together properly and secured down on grommits etc..

I've had a good nose and it appears as though I've put it back a little less perfect than I'd like. I've rectified this and it now sounds less noisy... but it's still aeroplane-like! Ah well... Just have to deal methinks!

Thanks chaps!