On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:52:39 +0100, "Tim S." <tim@nospam.com> wrote:

> My el cheapo Dell Dimension 2400 is normally _very_ quiet, which is
> exactly why I use it. But lately the fans seem to be going full pelt all
> the time and the noise level is starting to annoy me. The weather is
> very hot, which is the only factor I can think of. Is that connection
> probable and likely? Or is it silly? I don't really know anything about
> PC hardware, so I apologise if that's a stupid question.

Lube the fan or replace it.
http://tekniken.se/docs/image/example/fan01.jpg
http://tekniken.se/docs/image/example/fan02.jpg