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some gay noise
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:54 pm
by mannyace
ok so my comp is making some gay ass noise, its all high pitched
ill describe it as sumin buzzing or whirling (tho i dont want to say its def sumin spinning (hard disk) cuz it could be sumin else, i dont kno) and its also kinda phasing in and out
when i tap the side of my case it stops but then it comes back on its own after a few min
what do u think it is? is it bad? how to fix?
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:51 am
by palmboy5
i bet its one of the fans
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:51 am
by Q12321
CD drive perhaps? All of the cd drives I've ever had are loud and obnoxious, but if I hit the case, they stop. Haha.
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:35 am
by 2005
That would be the fan, if your hitting it and fixing the problem then the fan is becomeing disloged and moved to where it doesnt vibrate.
To test my theory, open the case and apply pressure to the plastic fan encasing on the edges on right in the center on the big plastic circle. If it stops then its your fans.
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 2:00 pm
by mannyace
so i have this external hard drive that slides into my case and when i was tapping it, it was right next to where the drive was... so i took it out and there was no more noise
its not the cd/dvd drives for sure cuz im not using them
fans maybe, im gonna plug the drive back in and see if i get any more noise
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 2:18 pm
by 2005
Well if you slide the external drive into the case and you get noise then ofcourse it could be the drive.
The fan is one of the other prime suspects, now all you have to do is some detective work.
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 4:31 pm
by mannyace
2005 wrote:Well if you slide the external drive into the case and you get noise then ofcourse it could be the drive.
The fan is one of the other prime suspects, now all you have to do is some detective work.
Ive had the drive for like 2 years, its never done that before, anyways i left it out overnight and plugged it back in this mornin after gettin rid of some dust, no more noise... i wonder what it was? dust in the hds fan?
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:08 pm
by 2005
I wouldnt think so....
If you get anything on one of the platters of the hard drive you will get HDI interference and it will grind and wine but usually its a pretty unique sound.
Dust really wouldnt make a noise I dont think, unless it was caked on.
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:13 pm
by mannyace
hmm well the noise is gone now so whatev