ravinasian Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 This may seem really stupid to ask, but are differing sounds from the computer tower whilst doing nothing symptoms of a hardware problem? Just that I lost one computer due to a whirring sound I got. The computer would always freeze up and have major slowdown. I just spent $1000 on a new computer, and 3 months in, whilst i'm idling, the sound i hear from my computer (which I guess is the hard drive) seems to change to a harsher whirring sound and back to its 'normal' sound, yet performance isn't affected at all. Any feedback or advice is appreciated. I apologize if this is seems like a dumb question, but I've already one computer, and I don't feel like working to repair this one. Former TET Leader and Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splotchy Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Could it just be the fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 If you look in your manual for your motherboard it will tell you what the combination of beeps and flashing lights mean during startup. These can be very useful in determining a problem sometimes. A whirring sound could be a fan not going properly, and your computer freezing up could be a symptom of an overheating pc. Theres so many things it could be. Take the side of your case off and have a good listen. Also it might be worth downloading Motherboard Monitor to see if your pc is overheating. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinasian Posted July 11, 2005 Author Share Posted July 11, 2005 The Motherboard Monitor requires my motherboard name, where do I find that? Former TET Leader and Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 The Motherboard Monitor requires my motherboard name, where do I find that? Download the Belarc Advisor, its free. Google for it. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinasian Posted July 12, 2005 Author Share Posted July 12, 2005 Found the Motherboard model, but motherboard monitor doesn't support it, it seems. Any other utilities I could try? Former TET Leader and Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Found the Motherboard model, but motherboard monitor doesn't support it, it seems. Any other utilities I could try? Probably not then. What is your mobo model? :-/ Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinasian Posted July 12, 2005 Author Share Posted July 12, 2005 Found the Motherboard model, but motherboard monitor doesn't support it, it seems. Any other utilities I could try? Probably not then. What is your mobo model? :-/ I found it out to be D915GRO, and it's not on the list of supported mobos. However, in talking with a few other people, some have advised it may be the heatsink, and i'm inclined to believe them. The sounds now seem to be coming from the back area, and sound like grinding noises. All the visible fans don't seem to be making this sound, so i'm inclined to believe its the heatsink. Any precautions I should take? Former TET Leader and Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmw Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 Hmm, i'll bet it's the cpu fan. From personal experience, my CPU fan has always sucked. I ordered one online from tigerdirect, computer runs nearly silent now. Err..to be honest, the way I could tell it was the CPU fan would probably make a lot of these techies here mad at me :lol: , but hey, there was only one way I could be sure. I kinda used my finger (carefully tho) and slowed down the CPU fan, until it stopped. I dunno how dangerous that was, maybe stupid, but oh well. It sure worked. Once I stopped the CPU fan, my computer was 100% silent. No noise at all. All of my jet engine roaring was coming from the fan, which is actually an AMD brand fan, which came with the computer. So yea, i'd look into perhaps buying a new cpu fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinasian Posted July 13, 2005 Author Share Posted July 13, 2005 Hmm, i'll bet it's the cpu fan. From personal experience, my CPU fan has always sucked. I ordered one online from tigerdirect, computer runs nearly silent now. Err..to be honest, the way I could tell it was the CPU fan would probably make a lot of these techies here mad at me :lol: , but hey, there was only one way I could be sure. I kinda used my finger (carefully tho) and slowed down the CPU fan, until it stopped. I dunno how dangerous that was, maybe stupid, but oh well. It sure worked. Once I stopped the CPU fan, my computer was 100% silent. No noise at all. All of my jet engine roaring was coming from the fan, which is actually an AMD brand fan, which came with the computer. So yea, i'd look into perhaps buying a new cpu fan? I believe its the fan that's attached to the heatsink, or so I'm told. That's the target of what I'm gonna focus my thoughts around. Former TET Leader and Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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