Re: [PCWorks] Noisy computer
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:53:53 -0600
If at that second link that's an image of your PC under the
"Step 2" area, you can plainly see the CPU fan outlined in red
almost in the center.
That's kind of dumb for them to say: "Also, I recommend you not
to remove the fans from the PC, but use battery operated vacuum
cleaner to clean them instead". Because if a fan is bad it's
going to HAVE to be replaced.
You really NEED TO CHECK that CPU fan, and do what I said about
looking at the fan monitoring area in the BIOS. You're going
to be in a bad fix when the CPU dies from overheating.
Apparently it's intermittent if you don't hear any noises or
beeps now, so it could totally fail at any moment. But there's
also the outside chance there was something like a bug or
massive piece of dust that was clogging the fan, making noise,
making it slow down a lot and overheat.......if you're lucky.
Checking this out would reduce the gamble.
-Clint
God Bless
Clint Hamilton, Owner
http://www.OrpheusComputing.com
http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold B."
Compaq Support sent me the following information (see below).
Listening to you guys gives me more courage to someday tinker
with the innards of my computer. Meanwhile, it is working well,
don't hear a sound, and I'll leave well enough alone. Thanks
again --- Harold
Harold, the instructions information that you are looking for,
can be obtained from the manuals of your PC. I have verified
the specifications of the PC and found the appropriate manuals
which explains the instructions to remove/replace the hardware
components.Please obtain the 'Upgrading and Service guide' of
your PC from the following web link:
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00311113.pdf
Further, if you wish to know how to clean the fan devices
inside the PC, please visit the following web link for
instructions:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&docname=bph07153&dlc=en
The above web site will be helpful for cleaning the PC fans.
Also, I recommend you not to remove the fans from the PC, but
use battery operated vacuum cleaner to clean them instead.
Also, I recommend you visit below web site for information on
'Adding & Removing' other hardware components of the PC:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/documentSubCategory?rule5473&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&productG1644&lang=en
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