My computer was built locally about 2 years ago. Two months ago the tech put in a new motherboard, new processor chip and introduced me to Windows XP. So the techs have been inside the case rather recently. I have sent them an e-mail so I will probably be hearing from them soon. Probably get chastised for messing with the power settings! Anyway it should not have a lot of dust bunnies. In the meantime I am turning it off after using it instead of leaving it on all the time as I was prone to do. Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: "David F. Wooledge" <wooledge001@xxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 3:44 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: sleep function > Joyce, > Glad I was able to help. I am not sure about the noise. By having those > settings turned off your system is working at full power all the time it > is powered on. This can cause heat to build up if the system is on all > the time. Some systems have variable speed fans that spin faster as the > heat increases. Maybe yours is one of these. Or your fan could be > getting old and ready to quit, if something smells hot. Have you cleaned > the dust bunnies out of the case lately? I do not recall if you have the > computer on all the time. This too can cause it to run hot. One of mine > runs for days before I have to turn it off for one thing or another. I > have extra fans in it, but they are very quiet. The other system has only > the original fans that came with the case and it gets hot and I cannot > leave it on all the time. It also has Temp sensors so I can tell when it > is running too hot. I hope this has helped as well. > Dave To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk