Making a Shuttle 250w SilentX PSU *silent*

[Furton]

For around 2 years now I ran my SN41G2 with the standard 200W PSU with a modded 40mm silent fan (bought like this from MM), it went pop around a month ago and replaced it with the 250W SilentX PSU. However this seems to be anything but silent, seems a lot louder than my old PSU, even on Ultra Low settings in the BIOS.

Is it safe to mod this PSU with silent 40mm fans? Anyone done this and how hard is it to do?

 

[Furton]

I bought 2 SilenX 40x40x20mm fans (for the PSU), a 92mm SilenX fan (to replace the ICE fan) and a passive cooler to replace the Northbridge fan. The system is now completely silent - well the only thing I can hear is the Samsung 250gb harddisk which is pretty quiet!

Removing the PSU from the shuttle is easy as it is only screwed in from the back plate on the case. Opening the PSU just requires undoing a few screws. The only problem I had was that the fan headers in the PSU didn't have enough juice at startup to get the fans spinning so I drilled a small hole in the PSU case and fed the power to the fans from the spare headers on the mobo.

As it has been mentioned before be careful when touching anything inside the PSU, even when it is disconnected - I got a few shocks when my fingers slipped whilst trying to unplug the old fans.

Does the PSU accept the 3 pin connectors or does it require modding? Does the shuttle have enough on-board fan connectors to plug in the fans if they don't start?

What's the heat output on the PSU now, noticed any problems?

 

[Furton]

Right, got two 40mm SilenX fans on the way. Let's see how it goes