My computer keeps making a humming/buzzing sound. It seems to be coming from the back of the computer and it's obviously one of the fans. Computer is working find, but the noise is very annoying. It sounds like a car motor starting and then running for several seconds. It's on and off, about every 40 seconds it keeps happening. The computer has been almost 7 hours now (I usually keep it on all the time, even when im not there). Could the fan be working too hard because of the heat?
I cleaned the fans and vacumed the dust out only a few weeks ago so that can't be the problem.
2006-07-29 16:57:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Be careful it's gonna blow! Well actually mine is doing the same exact thing now, it happens when it's been on to long because it heats up or something. Usually if you close a couple of windows or programs it stops.
2006-07-29 17:07:09 · answer #1 · answered by Peace 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the fans may be going out. even if you clean it, it can still get dust in it. If you smoke while you are around it, the nicotine collects and is very hard to clean. usually the only fan that comes out of the back is a power supply. If that goes, your pc will be gone. If it is just a small fan on one of the expansion cards they will still work but you had better make sure the internal temp stays fairly cool or it could fry your mother board (more money).
2006-07-29 17:07:27 · answer #2 · answered by Melissa B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably your power supply. It will eventually blow and your computer will not turn on. You can buy a new one online from newegg.com, or just take it to Circuit City / Best Buy and have them fix it for you.
2006-07-29 17:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by jim.walker0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than likely it is the fans, it could be caused by heat,also
a fan might be failing?
2006-07-29 17:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by chuck m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's scanning
2006-07-29 17:01:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋