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| Thread ID: 21661 | 2002-07-01 02:35:00 | Terrible Noise | Wilky (776) | Press F1 |
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| 58721 | 2002-07-01 22:27:00 | If it started when you opened up the box last time, chances are it is something mecahnical like a wire on a fan blade. HDs make bad grindy noises because of berring failure, not because of static damage. Also if you left the unit plugged in, but switched off, it would be extreemly unlikely that you zapped the drive with static, and even if you did, electrical failure wont make it grind. On the otherhand if it's now squealing, that is a dying HD classic noise. I would look into the box, and if the noise is coming from the HD, and you can afford it i would replace it NOW. Norton ghost gives you a bootable floppy that can apparently copy the entire content of the drive onto another in one quick action (or so i am told). |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 58722 | 2002-07-01 22:54:00 | I am starting a backup right now and we are getting the HD replaced tomorrow. The noise keeps changing volume and it is grinding again, no, now it is tweeting. It changes. I just opened the case, it's pretty hard to tell whether it is the hard drive, but the hd is where the noise is loudest. So, it must be failing. | Wilky (776) | ||
| 58723 | 2002-07-01 22:59:00 | you will save your self alot of stress if you get the new drive partition it, put the content of the old drive on th second partition of the new, and build the new system on the first partition, once you have removed the original HD. Just an idea, it's what i would do in the situation |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 58724 | 2002-07-01 23:14:00 | OK - it seems to me you are still not 100% sure it is the hard drive making the noise. If so, try this. Pop the hood, find the HD and pull out the power cable. Now turn the PC on. With no HD it won't boot (unless you've got a bottable floppy in there) but all the other parts will power up. If the noise doesn't happen then you've established that the HD is the culprit. If the noise does happen, then you've saved yourself the pain of replacing the HD. Worth a try. |
Biggles (121) | ||
| 58725 | 2002-07-02 01:57:00 | OK. I have backed up and I'll do the test in a couple of hours-I have to go out now. Thanx. |
Wilky (776) | ||
| 58726 | 2002-07-02 07:04:00 | Thank you so much. I did the test and it turned out to be the CPU fan on our P3. Nothing is brushing against it so it must be failing. It is getting replaced tomorrow and that should be the end of the noise. But one thing is odd about the fan. It looks a bit chipped and munted, so I guess Intel or the pc company have been a bit careless! Thanks for your help, I'm signing off now. -Andrew Wilkinson |
Wilky (776) | ||
| 58727 | 2002-07-02 07:13:00 | Good to hear.... thanks for letting us know the progress report! Chris. |
Chris Wilson (431) | ||
| 58728 | 2002-08-29 20:06:00 | Bugger... It's started again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With the NEW fan. | Wilky (776) | ||
| 58729 | 2002-08-29 23:25:00 | check nothing is close enough to get caught in fan. also check the case. check if the motherboard tray is not loose and rattles ditto for the hardrive cage. i've had a few cases of fan vibrating motherboard which in turn vibrates tray which cause other parts of case to rattle and squeal. also listen to see if case fans/power supply fans. pull power out of hardrive as before and listen. hopefully its not the hardrive. if it is what brand/model is it? |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 58730 | 2002-08-30 08:37:00 | Dunno about you tweak`e, but I have always found it so much simpler to manually stall each fan in turn to see if it is causing the noise. I stop power supply fans by putting a paper clip through the grille but for little fans, a finger is just fine. You only have to stall it for a second to hear if the noise has stopped. For HDDs booting with the power plug removed is best. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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