When we turn the tower on, it sounds like a vaccum cleaner and like the fan is working overtime. Any suggestions on how to make it stop??
2007-03-25 14:49:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
It's probably dirty/dusty inside. You need to buy a can of compressed air and unhook it and take it outside. The side cover should come off and blow out the dust. Especially around the fan's. I had to do this about a month ago and it took care of the problem.
2007-03-25 14:53:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. First make sure there are no CDs or DVDs in the Dell. If not you may have collected enough dust after a year to need to clean out the heatsink and fans. Check your hard drive. to see it the noise is coming from there and if so consider replacing it.
2007-03-25 14:53:18 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there a CD in the CD drive? Sounds like it could be a CD spinning up to speed. Or possibly your fan. Have you opened the computer case and cleaned it out? If it's very dusty/dirty inside, it could be the fan spinning at higher speeds to keep the CPU cool. Try spraying it out with canned air.
2007-03-25 14:52:59 · answer #3 · answered by ruralcomputersolutions 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it could be the hard drive, better make sure you have everything backed up in case it goes out soon. Get a zip drive or an external hard drive. I have a Dell that did the same thing and it finally went out and I lost some important things. Learned the hard way
2007-03-25 14:53:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have programs running the background probably. To check, disconnect from your Internet connection. Click on Start, run, type in mscofig. Selecect selective start up. Disable all programs. Restart. Cick the box so that it will to restart again. See if your computer runs normal. I so then repeat but us normal start up. you will need to go through the selective startup process, eliminating one program at time untill you find the problem. You might first run several spyware programs to see if you have spyware.
2007-03-25 14:57:32 · answer #5 · answered by David 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the cpu fan on dell computers is a major problem everywhere.if you unplug or tamper with the fan wire,,you will receive an error message everytime you turn on your computer(ERROR! PREVIOUS FAN FAILURE..PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE)i've been working on this problem for many weeks to no avail.
2007-03-25 14:56:42 · answer #6 · answered by tee_rone2008 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clean the crap off the fans!
2007-03-25 14:51:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw that **** away and buy a new one
2007-03-25 14:58:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋