04-27-2005, 12:21 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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My CPU is suddenly very loud
My PC froze on me and I had to physically turn it off to reboot. When it came back on, it was generally much louder. Not the fan necessarily (no grinding or friction noises), but a generally louder "whining" sound. High pitched and rather loud.
Besides popping it open and using some compressed air on it, what can I do to quiet this thing down again?
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04-27-2005, 12:26 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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Ok ... lets get this out of the way ..
cpu = Central Processing Unit ... aka processor. they have no moving parts in themselves, and afaik there is no way to make one make noise. now...your pc/computer/box/whatever ... open up the case and poke your ear around in there, try to figure out where it comes from. harddrive is likely.
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04-27-2005, 02:20 PM | #4 (permalink) | |
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To add (and this is general advice to ANYONE), backup your data, NOW. (that is unless you do frequent backups already....)
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04-27-2005, 04:00 PM | #5 (permalink) | |
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Thanks, I will. Why would the hard drive just crap out on me?
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04-27-2005, 04:45 PM | #6 (permalink) | |
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Hard drives can randomly stop working. Some brands seem to do it less often (Western Digital, Seagate) and some more often (Maxtor). I have a Maxtor, and after all I've heard about it, I'm counting the days until my megabytes run away. |
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04-27-2005, 05:45 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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It's always been backwards for me. I've seen a few Western Digitals crap out on me but the Maxtor 40 GB that my brother bought YEARS ago is still running fine. My current Western Digital Caviar is running fine for me now, however.
I agree with the hard drive. It could be a fan despite the noise. Rubbing and/or broken fans can generate noise that can only be described as inhuman. -Lasereth |
04-27-2005, 07:18 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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The maxtor 10 gb I've got in mine has been making a high pitched whine for about 4 1/2 years. Back when it started I found it was a common problem with this line or something, hasn't quit on me yet!
Just one more year until I graduate...please... (Of course I've backed everything up onto my other 60 GB HD...and everything especially important is on the flash drive as well..)
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04-27-2005, 07:44 PM | #10 (permalink) |
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My PC isn't as loud as some of you are imagining. It doesn't sound like it's going to blow up or anything. It just has more "white noise" than you would expect
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04-28-2005, 03:25 AM | #11 (permalink) |
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I had this problem just a few days ago... the problem was simply that the screws holding the power supply in place had loosed slightly, so the power supply box was vibrating a bit and making some extra noise. I tightened it up a little bit and the noise was gone.
So, yea, just listen around inside your computer to find out where the noise is coming from, and work from there.
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04-28-2005, 05:03 AM | #12 (permalink) |
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The white noise is still probably your hard drive. May be a sign of trouble, may not be.
To add to some of the Maxtor/WD issues. I know that Maxtor had some problems recently. The 40gb model that Dell got from them has been a major issue. It is one of the thinner models and the motor is known to die. No warning, just die. Whatever info you had on it is gone. Every time I send back a Maxtor to Dell, they send me back a Western Digital.
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04-28-2005, 08:50 AM | #13 (permalink) | |
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04-28-2005, 08:52 AM | #14 (permalink) | |
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04-28-2005, 09:14 AM | #15 (permalink) | |
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Most workers, quite luckily, follow policy and make my job easier when swapping the drive. Yesterday I had to swap the drive of the City Administrator, who didn't follow policy. That was a looooong meeting. What kind of drive do you have in your PC? Have you been able to isolate the source of the noise yet?
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04-28-2005, 09:37 AM | #16 (permalink) | |
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04-28-2005, 01:48 PM | #17 (permalink) |
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In regards to the second post, the cpu does have a fan on it though, 99% of the time. I bought a 100$ computer from a graduating college student, he sold it cheap because it made a shitload of noise. Twenty dollars later, I replaced the power supply and the cpu fan - now my 2.4gig athlon is practically silent.
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04-28-2005, 10:27 PM | #18 (permalink) | |
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So yeah...CPUs (and other chips) can make noise, though when they do it's most likely a sign that they're about to self-destruct. I've been patiently waiting on my barton to fry itself for about 6 months now. I'm shocked that it still works. |
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04-29-2005, 12:45 AM | #19 (permalink) | |
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