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Power supply... or fan.. or what?
Name: Kisa Date: April 13, 2005 at 18:49:29 Pacific OS: Windows XP Home SP1 CPU/Ram: 128 MB RAM Celeron 1300HH
Comment:
I've recently been having problems with my computer. The fan has been making a lot of loud noises and when I examined it today I found that it intermittently stops spinning or slows down (and thus makes noise). Also, before this I have been experiencing a lot of system lockups where the cursor completely freezes and the only thing I can do is to restart my computer. It had gotten so bad that I could barely even have my computer on for a minute before it froze again. I'm not sure whether this is a problem with the power supply or just the fan.. or maybe both or something else.
Name: ... Date: April 13, 2005 at 19:19:44 Pacific
Reply:
power supply fan, cpu fan, or case fan?
If it's the cpu fan, your cpu will overheat whenever the fan slows down too much or stops. If it doesn't have thermal throttling, then it'll just freeze the system.
Upon bootup, the cpu has to do alot of work, and goes up to temp really fast.
cpu fans are also usually ball-bearing fans...thus, when they are dying, they give a grinding noise that will attract the user's attention so they'll open their case to see what's causing the sound.
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Response Number 2
Name: ham30 Date: April 13, 2005 at 20:29:07 Pacific
Reply:
Replace the fan! They are inexpensive and easy to replace.
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Response Number 3
Name: Lobster Boy Date: April 14, 2005 at 12:57:12 Pacific
Reply:
When the computer makes a noise the first time, don't force a reboot and ignore it!
If it is a failed CPU fan,PSU, or other cooling replace it ASAP, or you are looking for a more expensive mobo replacement!
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