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Posted By Mark McFarlane
Some new PC's have ben supplied at work which seem to be quite noisy and some employees are complaining about the noise level.
Would these be covered under Supply of machinery safety regulations 1992 and if so what should they comply with in terms of safety? I can see no safety markings on them. They appear to be custom built, no manufacturer name, although marked as made in Taiwan!
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Posted By TBC
Made in Taiwan is not unusual I think most things are these days.
Noisy? Where is it coming from? Is it the cooling fans? The machines should have been CE marked, which of course is no real guarantee of much. I must say they do sound a bit cheap and nasty. Depending on what's involved - the only way forward may be to try sound insulation or barrier to dull or reduce the levels. Perhaps the employees were used to their 'quiet' machines and now notice a different pitch of sound, which may cause some irritation.
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Posted By Descarte
Word of caution, when trying to sound proof your machine, do not block up the fan vents as this could lead to over heating.
If they are desktop there are planty of products offering very low noise PSU's or CPU fans for example. I would get a competant perons to have a look and find the source of the noise. If it is the PSU this is a simple part to replace, not too expensive but obviously not what you want after shelling out for new computers.
Other options for desktops is to have then situated beneath the desk if currently on top. The cables should easily reach and moving the source of the noise beneath the desk should also reduce noise levels.
CD drives when in use can also be quite noisy, silly as it sounds, mine, if it has a cd in it, will always be spinning noisily even when I am not accessing the cd. Though it would be unlikely that this is the problem for all of them.
Good luck!
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Posted By Mint
We had similar complaints regarding new PCs being noisy.
I got the IT department to replace the cooling fans with low noise ones. It has made a significant difference to the noise levels from these machines.
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Posted By garyh
Suggest you measure the noise level.
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Posted By Robert.
Maybe the words "locally irritating" could replace "noisy".
What kind of work environment is it?
Is quality of normal office conversation affected by the PC noise.
Get the supplier in. Maybe the cooling fans are mis-alligned.
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Posted By Brett Day
It is possible to obtain (sealed)water cooling systems for pc's they are not cheap but are quite.
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