The Multia FAQ also mentions replacing the fan with a higher flow fan of the
same size. A touch noisier, but cooler running... I can't recall, does
anyone know what the max airflow is of the original fans in the Multia?

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> From: 	Bill Dorsey
> Sent: 	Monday, July 17, 2000 4:54 PM
> To: 	Eric.Melville (Exchange); port-alpha@netbsd.org
> Subject: 	Multia Heat Death (was RE: headless multia)
> 
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> (see the mutia FAQ on www.netbsd.org for more info).  While
> I was at it, I also noticed that the multia fan has a
> thermistor connected to it (yellow wires).  I could find no
> mention of this in the FAQ, but I observed that by cutting
> it, the fan increases speed (and airflow) by a _large_
> factor.  Had I done this in combination with the PC board
> heat sink, I could have postponed the heat-death problem
> much longer without having to resort to soldering the new
> chip in there.
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