Computer idling sound | CHUD tools...

Hi there,
Since a few weeks (I guess since I installed OS X.4), I've noticed that my computer makes a subtle sound (kind of metallic) every single second. It's driving me crazy.
In the this page: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86523 I discovered that my computer makes the the computer idling sound (the first one on the page).
I downloaded the CHUD tools, but I have no idea how they works... I don't understand anything! (Apparently, it will install a System Preference pane for the processor. With it, you can disable CPU nap, which lessens the noise for some.)
And turning the speakers up a bit won't help me because I work without music... I need quiet to concentrate.
Thanks!
Chris.

Krissserz --
There are various opinions on whether it will damage your machine over a period of time. It does indeed increase the temp' though (I have tested it on my 2.3 dual machine). My opinion is that you should monitor the G5 while using it with NAP off. In my case, it only varied by 10 degrees, which is not a lot.
Just do a search on the word "NAP" and you will see many emails on this subject. It was a hot (no pun intended) topic on this forum at one time.
Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.5 GB DDR SDRAM Apple 20 inch. Display

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Likely you might have more luck with the UNIX forums under support/osx technology's /unix as maybe there might be inteligent life but not when I needed it.
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