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Old 05-22-2003, 07:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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PC Making weird noises

I got this old pc in the corner running and then i heard a "tup dup tup" continuous noise.

It's the same noise (just once) when you turn on the pc, the "Tdup" noise.


but this is when the pc is running, i hear this noise, like crackers going off or something.

what is this?? a power supply going out?? hd going out??



here are the system stats

500mhz amd k6-2 processor.
192mb pc133 ram
radeon 7000 pci video card
ethernet
4xcdrw
windows xp pro


and this pc is on a lan w/ a good one and they share files and such.


can someone plz tell me what's going on here?
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Old 05-22-2003, 07:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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cant really tell from the description.

probably the hdd though.

Unplug your hdd and boot....see if its your cdrom.

just try unplugging moving parts and booting til the noise stops.
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Old 05-22-2003, 07:59 PM   #3 (permalink)
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yeah, it's coming from the hard drive.


i put a boot disk in w/ the hd power cord unplugged and no noises came out.

so, the problem is w/ the hard drive.

what does this mean, is it going out or what?
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Old 05-22-2003, 08:22 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Very well could be.......if it's a hard drive you have important stuff on it back it up. Then just run it till it dies.
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Old 05-23-2003, 12:20 AM   #5 (permalink)
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ya, sounds like you're about to loose a HD.
the cracking sounds could be a short... might wanna keep an extinuguisher nearby just in case
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Old 05-23-2003, 11:57 PM   #6 (permalink)
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it doesnt want to go to UT with you!!! :P

yah... it could be the notorious "click of death"

back up what you need asap... and be prepared to start from scratch...
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Old 05-24-2003, 07:44 AM   #7 (permalink)
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it doesnt want to go to UT with you!!! :P

yah... it could be the notorious "click of death"

back up what you need asap... and be prepared to start from scratch...
hehe, actually MY pc is working fine, which i just built, and am going to take to UT.

the one dying is the family pc.
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Old 05-24-2003, 12:23 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Yeah, back that stuff up now. You might also want to take a can of compressed air to the fans while you're in there. That'll save the proc!

Depending on what size your hard drive is, you could easily get a new one for under $100. Hell, probably under $75.

Oh, one more time: back it up NOW!
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Old 05-24-2003, 01:35 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Just a thought, when was the last time you blew all the crap out of the fan and vents? Couldn't hurt.
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Old 05-24-2003, 04:27 PM   #10 (permalink)
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yeah, i vacume the fan n heatsink sometimes.


and btw, i have a new problem.

i just found that the shitty bios has a limit of 17gigs.

so, if i buy an oem drive, i wont get the stuff to get past this limit

can i download this somewhere online?
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