Its a gateway pc its about 4 years old and has 256 MB of Ram and 1.3 GHZ Intel Celeron processor.
2006-08-17 04:44:53 · 14 answers · asked by skinnyboiga21 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Yes, the most likely culprit is one of several possible fans, that may need to be either cleaned or replace. You have a CPU fan situated over the heat sink and CPU, then you have a POwer supply fan built into it and possibly a case fan. If the problem were your hdd you would beable to open tha case and distincly tell that the noise was coming from the drive. However if your computer has otherwise been behaving i truly doubt that your hdd is making that level of noise and has not failed already... Hdd that have physical damage (wich makes the noise) end up losing data and giving a clunk clunk sound most of the time.
If you are not comfortable getting into your machine, take it somewhere. And if you do get into it, obviously u are not grounded so dont do it over carpet if possible or atleast try to not touch any of the componets (boards) directly. Touching the fans is fine.
2006-08-17 06:33:55 · answer #1 · answered by serpy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's only one thing it can be. The cooling fans in the computer. Dust build up on the fan and it's bearings so it becomes noisy. VERY NOISY. Clean the fans, remove the sticker at the fan back as well as the cap situated there and oil the bearing of the fan. It should now run more quiet. Remember to put on the cap again!
2006-08-17 05:47:30 · answer #2 · answered by lionelpcn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The loud noise is probably from one of the system fans going bad. They tend to stop working properly after a few years. You can either apply lubricant to the fan bearing or just replace the whole thing.
2006-08-17 04:50:42 · answer #3 · answered by Shiver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the place is the sound coming from? computers have moving aspects in this form of CD Drives, no longer common Drives, followers and the capability grant. One trick is to apply rolled up piece of paper to hearken to each and every ingredient. you are able to exchange out the loudest area for a quieter one. much less costly followers have a tendency to be the noisiest. yet another reason of the difficulty would be over heating, which might reason your CPU's fan to velocity up.
2016-10-02 04:59:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
older processors run hotter. and back then, they make really high rpm fans that are really small in size. replace the fan (possibly with heatsink also) of the cpu and it should be quieter. also make sure u have a fan in the rear to exhaust the computer.
2006-08-17 06:20:21 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. Luckii 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either the fan on the back is quite dirty, which you can clean with an air blower.
Or, the ball bearings in the fan is about ready to quit. And when it does, your computer will seize.
2006-08-17 04:50:52 · answer #6 · answered by Scott D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the fan. (use a vinyl tube like a stethoscope). Then check harddrive same way. Something is going to fail soon so take action
2006-08-17 05:09:16 · answer #7 · answered by Bill C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since it is an older computer, it could be that your hard drive or fan is going out. Our laptop did that and it was the hard drive.
2006-08-17 04:50:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fans make the most noise, and they are cheap and easy to replace.
2006-08-17 04:53:11 · answer #9 · answered by Tenchidbz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad fan most likely. But some are just inherently noisy...
2006-08-17 04:49:58 · answer #10 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋