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| Thread ID: 12637 | 2001-11-04 06:21:00 | Funny noises (power supply I think) | Guest (0) | Press F1 |
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| 23579 | 2001-11-04 06:21:00 | I booted up my computer today and all seemed fine but a strange noise, I think its coming from the power supply. It kind of sounds like something has been dropped in their nd the fan is hitting it. JM |
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| 23580 | 2001-11-04 06:34:00 | Check the wire grill covering the fan itself, sometimes the screws can come a little loose, and the grill slides down the screw to brush against the fan blade. | Guest (0) | ||
| 23581 | 2001-11-04 08:23:00 | check and make sure no wires are hitting the fan as it spins. I had an incident with a cpu fan with a soundcard to cdrom wire was resting on it. Your fan may have just worn out. pull it out (unscrew the whole unit) and replace it with one of the same power and size, and a ball bearing fan not sleeve bearing. |
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| 23582 | 2001-11-04 08:45:00 | It's quite funny because as the computer runs for a while it goes back to normal. But when you switch it off and back on it starts up again. JM |
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| 23583 | 2001-11-05 04:32:00 | Had the same kind of problem recently JM, I thought it was the PSU fan but didn't have time to do anything about it... Came in a few days later to a very smoky room and a case I could fry eggs on. If that fan even sounds like its ready to go replace the thing! A $30 fan is cheaper than a new PSU. Mine seemed to surge in sound from time to time, and also had a winding whirring noise to it. Replacing the fan isn't much of a dilemma, just leave the PSU disconnected for a while to discharge any capacitors before you leap into it. Also, check if your mainboard has a thermal sensor and a FAN2 pin, I lengthened the leads on the new fan and connected it to the motherboard so I can monitor its speed from windows while the PC is running. | Guest (0) | ||
| 23584 | 2001-11-06 06:29:00 | My way of treating this ailment is a few drops of teflon oil on the sleeve bearing using a hyperdermic through the rubber seal from the back; that is at an angle through the slots in the protector screen. Do not over-oil. Beats getting belted by capacitors. |
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