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Old May 30th 05, 09:17 PM
granjan
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After having my computer shut down for 2 days while I was out of
town there is a loud roar coming from the cpu. What should I look
at first to track this down? I'm afraid something is about to
crash, so I backed up some important data files already, but this
noise is driving me crazy.
Dell Dimension L733r, WinME, 80 g WD hard drive (replaced original
hd 2 yrs ago).
Thanks, Janice


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Old May 30th 05, 10:02 PM
Noel Paton
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Sounds like (pun unintended!) your CPU fan is on its way out.
It may just be clogged with dust-bunnies - so open the case and check that
first.
If its relatively clear, then you either need to tackle replacing the fan
yourself, or get a techie to do it for you.


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"granjan" wrote in message
...
After having my computer shut down for 2 days while I was out of
town there is a loud roar coming from the cpu. What should I look
at first to track this down? I'm afraid something is about to
crash, so I backed up some important data files already, but this
noise is driving me crazy.
Dell Dimension L733r, WinME, 80 g WD hard drive (replaced original
hd 2 yrs ago).
Thanks, Janice




  #3  
Old May 30th 05, 10:05 PM
Mike M
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Janice,

CPUs contain no moving parts and are silent so the more likely cause of
your noise problems is a failing fan. Most PCs have a fan attached to the
cpu and another in the power supply and perhaps a case fan. More powerful
modern PCs might also have fans attached to their graphics card and to the
north bridge chip on the motherboard. It is also possible the noise is
due to a failing disk.

The first thing I would check would be the cpu fan - look for dust and/or
fur balls that might be obstructing air flow or even the actual fan
itself. With the case open you could try running the PC and try and
localise the origin of the noise. Knowing what is noisy will then help
you work out the best solution to the problem.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



granjan wrote:

After having my computer shut down for 2 days while I was out of
town there is a loud roar coming from the cpu. What should I look
at first to track this down? I'm afraid something is about to
crash, so I backed up some important data files already, but this
noise is driving me crazy.
Dell Dimension L733r, WinME, 80 g WD hard drive (replaced original
hd 2 yrs ago).
Thanks, Janice


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Old June 1st 05, 04:34 PM
granjan
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Thanks Mike and Noel for your replies. I have been trying
different things to find out what is causing the roar and I have
come to the conclusion that my hard drive is about to die. The
fan seems to be fine...I blew some dust out of it but the noise
seems to be coming from the front of the case where the hard disk
is located. Since I have had other problems lately such as cd-rom
drive not being recognized sometimes, not being able to complete a
scandisk even in dos and other things I can't think of right now,
I am really expecting something to just die any time now. I have
backup so I'm okay there, but I have decided to just use it til it
dies and get a new computer when that happens. Thanks for your
help.
Janice

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
| Janice,
|
| CPUs contain no moving parts and are silent so the more likely
cause of
| your noise problems is a failing fan. Most PCs have a fan
attached to the
| cpu and another in the power supply and perhaps a case fan.
More powerful
| modern PCs might also have fans attached to their graphics card
and to the
| north bridge chip on the motherboard. It is also possible the
noise is
| due to a failing disk.
|
| The first thing I would check would be the cpu fan - look for
dust and/or
| fur balls that might be obstructing air flow or even the actual
fan
| itself. With the case open you could try running the PC and try
and
| localise the origin of the noise. Knowing what is noisy will
then help
| you work out the best solution to the problem.
| --
| Mike Maltby MS-MVP
|
|
|
| granjan wrote:
|
| After having my computer shut down for 2 days while I was out
of
| town there is a loud roar coming from the cpu. What should I
look
| at first to track this down? I'm afraid something is about
to
| crash, so I backed up some important data files already, but
this
| noise is driving me crazy.
| Dell Dimension L733r, WinME, 80 g WD hard drive (replaced
original
| hd 2 yrs ago).
| Thanks, Janice
|


  #5  
Old June 1st 05, 09:01 PM
Noel Paton
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Good Luck - but buying a new HD is a LOT cheaper than buying a new PC!!


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"granjan" wrote in message
...
Thanks Mike and Noel for your replies. I have been trying
different things to find out what is causing the roar and I have
come to the conclusion that my hard drive is about to die. The
fan seems to be fine...I blew some dust out of it but the noise
seems to be coming from the front of the case where the hard disk
is located. Since I have had other problems lately such as cd-rom
drive not being recognized sometimes, not being able to complete a
scandisk even in dos and other things I can't think of right now,
I am really expecting something to just die any time now. I have
backup so I'm okay there, but I have decided to just use it til it
dies and get a new computer when that happens. Thanks for your
help.
Janice

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
| Janice,
|
| CPUs contain no moving parts and are silent so the more likely
cause of
| your noise problems is a failing fan. Most PCs have a fan
attached to the
| cpu and another in the power supply and perhaps a case fan.
More powerful
| modern PCs might also have fans attached to their graphics card
and to the
| north bridge chip on the motherboard. It is also possible the
noise is
| due to a failing disk.
|
| The first thing I would check would be the cpu fan - look for
dust and/or
| fur balls that might be obstructing air flow or even the actual
fan
| itself. With the case open you could try running the PC and try
and
| localise the origin of the noise. Knowing what is noisy will
then help
| you work out the best solution to the problem.
| --
| Mike Maltby MS-MVP
|
|
|
| granjan wrote:
|
| After having my computer shut down for 2 days while I was out
of
| town there is a loud roar coming from the cpu. What should I
look
| at first to track this down? I'm afraid something is about
to
| crash, so I backed up some important data files already, but
this
| noise is driving me crazy.
| Dell Dimension L733r, WinME, 80 g WD hard drive (replaced
original
| hd 2 yrs ago).
| Thanks, Janice
|




  #6  
Old June 1st 05, 09:23 PM
Bill Leary
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"granjan" wrote in message
...
Thanks Mike and Noel for your replies. I have been trying
different things to find out what is causing the roar and I have
come to the conclusion that my hard drive is about to die. The
fan seems to be fine...I blew some dust out of it but the noise
seems to be coming from the front of the case where the hard disk
is located. Since I have had other problems lately such as cd-rom
drive not being recognized sometimes, not being able to complete a
scandisk even in dos and other things I can't think of right now,
I am really expecting something to just die any time now. I have
backup so I'm okay there, but I have decided to just use it til it
dies and get a new computer when that happens.


You probably already tried this, but incase you didn't think of it...

Have you tried setting the HD spin down in the power save settings to three
minutes then wait and see if the sound dies when the drive spins down?

- Bill


  #7  
Old June 2nd 05, 01:48 PM
Jack E Martinelli
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And installing a second HD, as the slave, copying the original OS drive to
it, using the included utility, and recabling and rejumpering the new drive
to be the bootable drive, is a very simple fix compared to the alternatives.

Eg., one of the big box retailers in my area offers a Wester Digital
ATA100, 7200 rpm, 2 MB cache HD for $US 19.99, after rebates this week!
This is a pretty inexpensive fix, IMO.
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"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Good Luck - but buying a new HD is a LOT cheaper than buying a new PC!!


--
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"granjan" wrote in message
...
Thanks Mike and Noel for your replies. I have been trying
different things to find out what is causing the roar and I have
come to the conclusion that my hard drive is about to die. The
fan seems to be fine...I blew some dust out of it but the noise
seems to be coming from the front of the case where the hard disk
is located. Since I have had other problems lately such as cd-rom
drive not being recognized sometimes, not being able to complete a
scandisk even in dos and other things I can't think of right now,
I am really expecting something to just die any time now. I have
backup so I'm okay there, but I have decided to just use it til it
dies and get a new computer when that happens. Thanks for your
help.
Janice

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
| Janice,
|
| CPUs contain no moving parts and are silent so the more likely
cause of
| your noise problems is a failing fan. Most PCs have a fan
attached to the
| cpu and another in the power supply and perhaps a case fan.
More powerful
| modern PCs might also have fans attached to their graphics card
and to the
| north bridge chip on the motherboard. It is also possible the
noise is
| due to a failing disk.
|
| The first thing I would check would be the cpu fan - look for
dust and/or
| fur balls that might be obstructing air flow or even the actual
fan
| itself. With the case open you could try running the PC and try
and
| localise the origin of the noise. Knowing what is noisy will
then help
| you work out the best solution to the problem.
| --
| Mike Maltby MS-MVP
|
|
|
| granjan wrote:
|
| After having my computer shut down for 2 days while I was out
of
| town there is a loud roar coming from the cpu. What should I
look
| at first to track this down? I'm afraid something is about
to
| crash, so I backed up some important data files already, but
this
| noise is driving me crazy.
| Dell Dimension L733r, WinME, 80 g WD hard drive (replaced
original
| hd 2 yrs ago).
| Thanks, Janice
|






  #8  
Old June 15th 05, 07:15 PM
Mike Cawood, HND BIT
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"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Sounds like (pun unintended!) your CPU fan is on its way out.
It may just be clogged with dust-bunnies - so open the case and check

that
first.
If its relatively clear, then you either need to tackle replacing the

fan
yourself, or get a techie to do it for you.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to

NG's

"granjan" wrote in message
...
After having my computer shut down for 2 days while I was out of
town there is a loud roar coming from the cpu. What should I look
at first to track this down? I'm afraid something is about to
crash, so I backed up some important data files already, but this
noise is driving me crazy.
Dell Dimension L733r, WinME, 80 g WD hard drive (replaced original
hd 2 yrs ago).
Thanks, Janice




If you are in Britain, Maplins do CPU fans, I had to replace both the
CPU fan and the PSU fan, both had failed bearings.
Regards Mike.

  #9  
Old June 28th 05, 07:34 PM
attilathehun1
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my com was sounding like a jet plane taking off and it was smelling like
something burning also. so I went to best buy and told the helper I needed a
fan and when I told him I smelled something burning he said no no I think
it's the power supply. well he was right I changed my power supply upgraded
from 250 to 305 and also upgraded my ram from 512 to 1024 and now no noise.
good luck ps also could be dusty too along with that

--
attilathehun1


"Noel Paton" wrote:

Sounds like (pun unintended!) your CPU fan is on its way out.
It may just be clogged with dust-bunnies - so open the case and check that
first.
If its relatively clear, then you either need to tackle replacing the fan
yourself, or get a techie to do it for you.


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm

http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"granjan" wrote in message
...
After having my computer shut down for 2 days while I was out of
town there is a loud roar coming from the cpu. What should I look
at first to track this down? I'm afraid something is about to
crash, so I backed up some important data files already, but this
noise is driving me crazy.
Dell Dimension L733r, WinME, 80 g WD hard drive (replaced original
hd 2 yrs ago).
Thanks, Janice





 




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