(Obligatory disclaimer: long time lurker, first time poster) I've not read the entire thread thoroughly, so someone might already have posted a solution to this problem, but I just want to share the solution I found that worked for me. All credit goes to the user JunkMail over at the xtreamer.net fo...

I voted 1-2, since the refrigerator is the only thing 24/7 that's noisier than my pc, even if I close the door to the kitchen, it's still noisier. I really should upgrade it, but on students loan budget, I guess a silent and big enough refrigerator is hard to come by, especially since what's deemed ...

I've only got a Lenovo SL300, so I can't really say anything specific on SL510, but I guess they're fairly similar. On the SL300 the fan is pretty loud on the default settings, but it can be controlled using software. In Linux there's loads of software for the Thinkpad line of laptops, but since the...

I've used several of the previously mentioned resistors, and connected fans directly to the motherboard, this has never caused any problems, and works like a charm. They also work great if you want to undervolt your fans to lower than 5v, by attaching them between a fan and a 5v connector, but not a...