PC not starting

My sister has a PC preloaded with Win98SE and has IE6 &OE6. When she powered
it ON today there was a continuous whining noise from the processor and it
was not booting. The fan is working. What could be the problem and what is
the remedy?

Thanking you
Capt K Ripendran

Capt K Ripendran wrote:
My sister has a PC preloaded with Win98SE and has IE6 &OE6. When she powered
it ON today there was a continuous whining noise from the processor and it
was not booting. The fan is working. What could be the problem and what is
the remedy?

Thanking you
Capt K Ripendran

Desktop/tower system or notebook/laptop?

Any floppy or Optical drive activity?

Any of the system's power, turbo or drive activity LEDs illuminating?

Any error messages appearing on screen? Any indication of the early
stages of Windows starting? Many computers display text mode messages
during a Power On Self Test (POST) that runs from semi-permanent memory
(ROM). Error message content is relevant to diagnosing problems.

Any beeps coming from inside the case? Many towers have a small speaker
in the bottom of the case or behind the face plate and use beeps to
report, in a VERY general manner, the nature of problems that might
prevent POST reporting on the external display. Most beep once early in
the startup sequence.

Note that older cases may have 120V AC connected to the front panel
power switch (shock hazard if you touch the contacts). All computers
have static sensitive parts inside which are particularly vulnerable
during low humidity conditions produced by your office or home heating
system.

Capt K Ripendran wrote:
My sister has a PC preloaded with Win98SE and has IE6 &OE6. When she powered
it ON today there was a continuous whining noise from the processor and it
was not booting. The fan is working. What could be the problem and what is
the remedy?

Thanking you
Capt K Ripendran

Desktop/tower system or notebook/laptop?

Any floppy or Optical drive activity?

Any of the system's power, turbo or drive activity LEDs illuminating?

Any error messages appearing on screen? Any indication of the early
stages of Windows starting? Many computers display text mode messages
during a Power On Self Test (POST) that runs from semi-permanent memory
(ROM). Error message content is relevant to diagnosing problems.

Any beeps coming from inside the case? Many towers have a small speaker
in the bottom of the case or behind the face plate and use beeps to
report, in a VERY general manner, the nature of problems that might
prevent POST reporting on the external display. Most beep once early in
the startup sequence.

Note that older cases may have 120V AC connected to the front panel
power switch (shock hazard if you touch the contacts). All computers
have static sensitive parts inside which are particularly vulnerable
during low humidity conditions produced by your office or home heating
system.

Thank you for your prompt response.
It is a desktop
No floppy or CD-Rom activity.
System Power LED illuminating.
No error msgs & no indication of Windows starting.
No beeps
No change in humidity.


"RobertVA" wrote in message
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Capt K Ripendran wrote:
My sister has a PC preloaded with Win98SE and has IE6 &OE6. When she
powered
it ON today there was a continuous whining noise from the processor and
it
was not booting. The fan is working. What could be the problem and what
is
the remedy?

Thanking you
Capt K Ripendran

Desktop/tower system or notebook/laptop?

Any floppy or Optical drive activity?

Any of the system's power, turbo or drive activity LEDs illuminating?

Any error messages appearing on screen? Any indication of the early stages
of Windows starting? Many computers display text mode messages during a
Power On Self Test (POST) that runs from semi-permanent memory (ROM).
Error message content is relevant to diagnosing problems.

Any beeps coming from inside the case? Many towers have a small speaker in
the bottom of the case or behind the face plate and use beeps to report,
in a VERY general manner, the nature of problems that might prevent POST
reporting on the external display. Most beep once early in the startup
sequence.

Note that older cases may have 120V AC connected to the front panel power
switch (shock hazard if you touch the contacts). All computers have static
sensitive parts inside which are particularly vulnerable during low
humidity conditions produced by your office or home heating system.

Thank you for your prompt response.
It is a desktop
No floppy or CD-Rom activity.
System Power LED illuminating.
No error msgs & no indication of Windows starting.
No beeps
No change in humidity.


"RobertVA" wrote in message
...
Capt K Ripendran wrote:
My sister has a PC preloaded with Win98SE and has IE6 &OE6. When she
powered
it ON today there was a continuous whining noise from the processor and
it
was not booting. The fan is working. What could be the problem and what
is
the remedy?

Thanking you
Capt K Ripendran

Desktop/tower system or notebook/laptop?

Any floppy or Optical drive activity?

Any of the system's power, turbo or drive activity LEDs illuminating?

Any error messages appearing on screen? Any indication of the early stages
of Windows starting? Many computers display text mode messages during a
Power On Self Test (POST) that runs from semi-permanent memory (ROM).
Error message content is relevant to diagnosing problems.

Any beeps coming from inside the case? Many towers have a small speaker in
the bottom of the case or behind the face plate and use beeps to report,
in a VERY general manner, the nature of problems that might prevent POST
reporting on the external display. Most beep once early in the startup
sequence.

Note that older cases may have 120V AC connected to the front panel power
switch (shock hazard if you touch the contacts). All computers have static
sensitive parts inside which are particularly vulnerable during low
humidity conditions produced by your office or home heating system.

My guess is the power supply (or the connectors connecting it to the
motherboard), assuming you're seeing nothing on the monitor. I believe
there are some articles on the net suggesting how that can be tested (it's
not completely trivial), but maybe someone else has a better suggestion.

Capt K Ripendran wrote:
Thank you for your prompt response.
It is a desktop
No floppy or CD-Rom activity.
System Power LED illuminating.
No error msgs & no indication of Windows starting.
No beeps
No change in humidity.


"RobertVA" wrote in message
...
Capt K Ripendran wrote:
My sister has a PC preloaded with Win98SE and has IE6 &OE6. When she
powered
it ON today there was a continuous whining noise from the processor and
it
was not booting. The fan is working. What could be the problem and what
is the remedy?

Thanking you
Capt K Ripendran

Desktop/tower system or notebook/laptop?

Any floppy or Optical drive activity?

Any of the system's power, turbo or drive activity LEDs illuminating?

Any error messages appearing on screen? Any indication of the early
stages
of Windows starting? Many computers display text mode messages during a
Power On Self Test (POST) that runs from semi-permanent memory (ROM).
Error message content is relevant to diagnosing problems.

Any beeps coming from inside the case? Many towers have a small speaker
in
the bottom of the case or behind the face plate and use beeps to report,
in a VERY general manner, the nature of problems that might prevent POST
reporting on the external display. Most beep once early in the startup
sequence.

Note that older cases may have 120V AC connected to the front panel power
switch (shock hazard if you touch the contacts). All computers have
static
sensitive parts inside which are particularly vulnerable during low
humidity conditions produced by your office or home heating system.

My guess is the power supply (or the connectors connecting it to the
motherboard), assuming you're seeing nothing on the monitor. I believe
there are some articles on the net suggesting how that can be tested (it's
not completely trivial), but maybe someone else has a better suggestion.

Capt K Ripendran wrote:
Thank you for your prompt response.
It is a desktop
No floppy or CD-Rom activity.
System Power LED illuminating.
No error msgs & no indication of Windows starting.
No beeps
No change in humidity.


"RobertVA" wrote in message
...
Capt K Ripendran wrote:
My sister has a PC preloaded with Win98SE and has IE6 &OE6. When she
powered
it ON today there was a continuous whining noise from the processor and
it
was not booting. The fan is working. What could be the problem and what
is the remedy?

Thanking you
Capt K Ripendran

Desktop/tower system or notebook/laptop?

Any floppy or Optical drive activity?

Any of the system's power, turbo or drive activity LEDs illuminating?

Any error messages appearing on screen? Any indication of the early
stages
of Windows starting? Many computers display text mode messages during a
Power On Self Test (POST) that runs from semi-permanent memory (ROM).
Error message content is relevant to diagnosing problems.

Any beeps coming from inside the case? Many towers have a small speaker
in
the bottom of the case or behind the face plate and use beeps to report,
in a VERY general manner, the nature of problems that might prevent POST
reporting on the external display. Most beep once early in the startup
sequence.

Note that older cases may have 120V AC connected to the front panel power
switch (shock hazard if you touch the contacts). All computers have
static
sensitive parts inside which are particularly vulnerable during low
humidity conditions produced by your office or home heating system.

A whining noise from the CPU might be the CPU cooling fan bearing shot, or
starting to go. . Check that the fan is still running.
--
Jeff Richards
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"Capt K Ripendran" wrote in message
...
My sister has a PC preloaded with Win98SE and has IE6 &OE6. When she
powered
it ON today there was a continuous whining noise from the processor and it
was not booting. The fan is working. What could be the problem and what is
the remedy?

Thanking you
Capt K Ripendran