Funny noise
Wonder if any one can help my tower fan has starter going of every 30 min, for about 3 min each time,
The pc is 3 years old and no new programs have been added, starting to get a wee bit worried about what it could be
Can anyone help?
2007-02-26 22:00:19 · 7 answers · asked by red26witch 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
i think the pc might be doing that because the CPU is over heated and the fans turn on to cool it down. my pc does that when the CPU usage is high for a period of time. try loosing all the high CPU usage processes using atl+ctrl+del. you can find out which ones are.
2007-02-26 23:47:22 · answer #1 · answered by Homer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like there's a piece of hardware that is overheating!
many, many reasons for this and none are to do with the amount of programs you have!!
if you are doing something that takes a lot of processor power (ie:movie editing ect) then this is now't tae worry about!!
this also applies to gaming as the graphics card will be stressed a bit more!
if you are doing nothing that you wouldn't normally do, and there is no rise in room temp, then hardware prob could be the cause!!
download a hardware monitor and run a system check, this wil tell you basic info about your pc, the chip could be hotter therefore the fan will have to work harder to cool pc!
go to www.computeractive.co.uk and download a hardware utility that will tell you temprature of hardware and run.
else the fans off balance and the noise is the only difference!!!!
2007-02-26 22:12:12 · answer #2 · answered by slinkyshadow 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you say "going of" - do you mean switching on... or switching off?
If you mean switching on... then it may be that the ambient temperature is higher and it need to cool down a bit.... if you mean switching off... then maybe the reverse is true.
I wouldn't get worried about it unless the machine starts to completely switch off.
2007-02-26 22:06:23 · answer #3 · answered by Robert W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine done the same. I needed a new power supply unit. I think it was about 15pound. And very easy to fit. You'll know when its finnaly gone, mine smelt of burning rubber.
2007-02-26 22:06:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like the fan needs replacing, a simple and cheap thing to do
2007-02-26 22:06:23 · answer #5 · answered by D McC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is this when the computer is on....if it is your computer is just getting hot and the fans a cooling it down...maybe you need new fans??
if it is when it is off i have not got a clue.....take it to the shop and she whats up..
2007-02-26 22:07:49 · answer #6 · answered by missnicedell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your computer is too old
2007-02-26 23:34:00 · answer #7 · answered by binaya b 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋