Mar 29, 2006 06:10 pm bad fan somewhere probably...
Noisey Machine
Posted on Mar 29, 2006 06:09 pm
Loki
Cone Poker
Member Since: Apr 07, 2002
My computer is making a LOT of noise recently. I've tried kicking it, that doesn't help (lol j/k). But I'm seriously lost as to what could be causing the nois. Any ideas? It sounds like a whirring
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Mar 29, 2006 06:17 pm Ya, if you are hearing the box itself (not through your audio) then it is probably a fan. Be sure to check the fan on your processor RIGHT AWAY as you can fry that sucker pretty quick if it is not cooling properly.
Mar 29, 2006 06:26 pm Yup, check the fans. I replace fans ever few years, they're so cheap! Also check the drives! I had a SCSI drive that was louder than any fan in one of my computers. But now, it's dead Jim...
Mar 29, 2006 09:27 pm Yeah that's probably what it is. That's crap though cause this thnig just got built a few months ago at the most.
Mar 29, 2006 09:56 pm those little fans wear out pretty fast...especially if you're a smoker. that tar combines with dust to produce one of the most lethal computer-killers known to man. or machine. my parents have now killed 3 or 4 computers in the time i've had 1. my mom is a chain smoker when she's on the computer.
Mar 29, 2006 10:14 pm Also, the good fans have double ball bearings, the cheap ones are single. The good ones are quieter and last longer...
Mar 29, 2006 11:29 pm And if you run your like I run mine, even the good fans wear out pretty fast.
And Loki, double check the HD for sure. I cooked a WD, and I do mean cooked it. It was so friggin hot I could not touch it. And it was screaming louder then any worn out fan ever could.
As a side note, I pull my boxes out every 3 months and give em the old air treatment. You would be surprised at how much dust collects in them in very short order.
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