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2006-10-20 08:41:59 · 10 answers · asked by MamaJupe 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
So there is a fan making noise. First, you have to figure out which one.
Inside the box, there is a fan in the back behind the power supply. If it is THAT one, you can replace the whole power supply yourself. It is a module that is held together with 4 screws. You do not need to open the module itself. THe hard part is to find the exact one for your computer. I have bought replacement power supplies at http://www.newegg.com with great success.
There is another fan over the CPU chip. Again, this one is fairly easy to replace. If you have a Pentium 4, it is a little bit difficult to unclip the fan/heatsink module. The good news, is that you will find it easy to find the right part.
In general, if the fans appear to be moving at full speed, you can just ignor the noise. When the noise stops completely, that's when you should be worried.
Good luck
2006-10-20 08:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's most likely a fan that is starting to fail. Over time they get off balance and make a whiney noise. This is not necessarily catastrophic but should be fixed if the fan ever stops completely.
It may also be your hard drive, which is definitely a bad thing -- you run the risk of losing all your data.
First, try to isolate which part of the computer the sound is coming from. The two candidates are one of the several fans inside and the hard drive. If it's the hard drive, back it up ASAP (or find a computer geek buddy and buy him a pizza).
2006-10-20 15:52:27 · answer #2 · answered by dsr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did the computer get moved or opened? If so, maybe a cable or wire is touching the fan. Or it could be that the fan to the Power Supply Unit or another fan is going bad. How long have you had the PC?
2006-10-20 15:45:51 · answer #3 · answered by C93 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems your CPU fans are making too much noise and that may be cause of dust deposit on fan blades. You can get them clean and also check whether any of the connecting wire is touching those blades causing noise (which seem to like the sounds comde from refrigerator).
I hope this should work.
2006-10-20 15:45:25 · answer #4 · answered by Vipul Rastogi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be the position of the main tower, you could try putting it onto a small piece of carpet or other soft material, it helps to absorb some of the sound output. Make sure you only stand it on there and dont cover anything up.
2006-10-20 15:49:54 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One or two of your fans are going bad.Open it and listen for the culprit check all fans, including on cards and over your motherboard.Don't forget to put your hand over the power supply vent and check for airflow.They go bad too.you just replace the bad one and problem solved. If it's the power supply then you replace the power supply, not the fan.
2006-10-20 15:56:55 · answer #6 · answered by deadcell777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your cpc fan is stalling, it happened to my old pc too. It moves very slowly and like having problem.
Other possibility is that you hard drive is wearing out big time!
Last possibility is the case is not closed properly that makes the vibration.
2006-10-20 15:50:15 · answer #7 · answered by YourDreamDoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like one of your drives might be getting ready to quit or something that's not supposed to be in your optical drive is hanging up ,whatever it is sounds like it might be a good time to back up to Cd's.
2006-10-20 15:53:16 · answer #8 · answered by dleemacc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i have no idea what u mean by a refridgerator but call dell support or go to apple.com/support to get help
2006-10-20 15:44:33 · answer #9 · answered by elliephant_xx24 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too many answers?
2006-10-20 15:50:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋