This afternoon I shutdown the workstation for BigSur. Sarah had noticed that the computer was making an horrible sound and I wanted to troubleshoot it. The CPU fan was the culprit. Since fans are cheap, it would make sense to replace it, however, the fan is a very unusual size (65mm x 65mm x 10mm). I scoured the internet and went to three different stores in town and couldn't find anything!
Because of the high demand from the CMLD and SCC, I didn't feel like I could keep this spectrometer down. The fan seems to be functioning properly, so I decided to reattach the workstation to the spectrometer, even with the noise. Then I read that you can fix a noisy fan with a few drops of oil (http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/processors/2003/06/03/fix-noisy-computer-fans-with-a-drop-of-oil-2135514/). I was skeptical, but also desperate. Maybe it is wishful thinking on my part, but it seems a bit quieter. Tom Coombs said it sounds like trickle of water. Think of the NMR lab as your zen rock garden and come to mediate to the soothing sounds of a gentle mountain stream.
This issue does add some urgency to updating the workstation for BigSur.
Justin
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