I'm trying to befriend a new Hughes DirecTV/Tivo box.

I haven't gotten through the setup screens yet, the satellite dish isn't even installed (I'll do that tomorrow). But even just powering the thing on to enter my zip code and get the azimuth numbers...

The thing's cooling fan is hella loud. Does that stay on all the time, or will it go quiet when I finally get through the setup menu and the software is allowed to run and do its thing?

I can't have a little noise generator in my living room...