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clicks of death 2
Name: 3com Date: November 17, 2003 at 09:15:39 Pacific OS: doesnt matter CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon(tm) XP2200+/51
Comment:
its me with the clicks again. it's not actually clicks, more of a static sound. it's hard to describe. i get these sounds from a fan, i believe, when the computer have been off for a longer time. is this normal. some kind of warm-up time perhaps? i am quite sure it comes from my graphics card fan. i checked my hard drive and it has 0 errors. the psu is quite new because the old one blasted in summer.
Name: ranchhand Date: November 17, 2003 at 10:12:37 Pacific
Reply:
It happens. Just this week-end the fan on my 8500LE went out. Took out the card, inserted 3 drops of WD-40 lub, and it started running like a champ again. Sometimes a little dirt will make the blades "tic"; take a very soft, small paintbrush and brush out the card fan and any case fans. If it still does it, you got a bearing going out. Make sure it's not your CPU heatsink fan or the power supply fan. If it is, replace it immediately, don't wait.
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Response Number 2
Name: jim Date: November 17, 2003 at 11:38:55 Pacific
Reply:
Don't take chances! Replace a noisy fan. Get one with ball bearing if at all possible.
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Name: 3com
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