Re: Chirping //e

[Mike Guidero <mike@bogus.net>]

Simon Williams wrote:

> I have a //e Platinum which makes an gives out a high 'chirp' when I
> shut it down. I disconnected the speaker and disk drives and still it
> cheeps at me... sounds like it may be coming from the power supply,
> but it's one of those sounds that's really hard to pinpoint.
> Thought? Theories?
> 
> Assuming the P/S is on it's way out, can I swap in one from a beige
> //e?
> 
> SW


A small chirp can mean nothing.  A big chirp can mean future problems with 
the PSU.  (bad capacitor, shorting at certain moments, etc)

I think the swap you suggest will work okay.

Mike