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PC Is Noisy
A couple of days ago, my pc became rather noisy. The noise is nonstop
and loud. I'm not overly comfortable with opening up the pc, but at work, when we have issues like this, usually IT staff will isolate the cause to a failing hard drive or bad fans. Is there any software that I can use at home to determine the cause of the noise? |
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wrote in message ... A couple of days ago, my pc became rather noisy. The noise is nonstop and loud. I'm not overly comfortable with opening up the pc, but at work, when we have issues like this, usually IT staff will isolate the cause to a failing hard drive or bad fans. Is there any software that I can use at home to determine the cause of the noise? No software I know of, but look he http://www.murraymoffatt.com/hardware-problem-0004.html for advice on noise in computers |
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No software I know of, but look hehttp://www.murraymoffatt.com/hardwar...m-0004.htmlfor advice on noise in computers Thanks for the link. As much as I didn't want to, I did open the pc case up. Both the cpu and back fan are spinning. As per the link, I did stick a paper clip for 1 sec into the fan on the back of the pc, the one in the power supply as well as the one on the cpu. The noise did not disappear. However, I noticed that between the fan and the cpu, there is a ton of dirt that has accumulated. I've tried blowing it out, but no go. Could a dirty fan cause the noise? |
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wrote in message ... No software I know of, but look hehttp://www.murraymoffatt.com/hardwar...m-0004.htmlfor advice on noise in computers Thanks for the link. As much as I didn't want to, I did open the pc case up. Both the cpu and back fan are spinning. As per the link, I did stick a paper clip for 1 sec into the fan on the back of the pc, the one in the power supply as well as the one on the cpu. The noise did not disappear. However, I noticed that between the fan and the cpu, there is a ton of dirt that has accumulated. I've tried blowing it out, but no go. Could a dirty fan cause the noise? Dirt wont cause noise unless something is rubbing against it. You stopped the CPU fan and the noise continued so it can't be the dirt or the fan there that is causing the noise. If you have no other fans to test, then most likely your hard drive is making the noise, that means it's probably going to fail. You should buy a replacement drive a soon as possible. Don't forget to backup your data regularly until you can replace the drive. |
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I found the cause. I didn't realize that there was a fan on the
underside of the video card. I cleaned it with canned air, no change. Does that mean that I have to buy a new video card or is there a way to replace just this fan? The video card is out of warranty now. |
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I found the cause. I didn't realize that there was a fan on the underside of the video card. I cleaned it with canned air, no change. Does that mean that I have to buy a new video card or is there a way to replace just this fan? The video card is out of warranty now. What video card do you have? Some manufacturers are fairly good about offering replacements for a small remuneration, or possibly even for free after the warranty period. Also, the warranty period may be longer than you suspect. There are generic replacement kits also: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835110102 I've used that butt ugly thing on a few video cards. Also, if there's a large heatsink with an inset fan, you might be able to just retrofit a small fan salvaged from something else. I had an HD cooler go bad, but one of the fans was still good enough to fix up a video card. |
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On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:53:09 -0400, CBFalconer
wrote: wrote: A couple of days ago, my pc became rather noisy. The noise is nonstop and loud. I'm not overly comfortable with opening up the pc, but at work, when we have issues like this, usually IT staff will isolate the cause to a failing hard drive or bad fans. Is there any software that I can use at home to determine the cause of the noise? Yes. It is that gray flabby material that connects your ears. LOL, you're becoming as much of a cranky old fart as I am. |
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