Re: [PCWorks] Noisy computer
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 06:30:47 -0600
> "seems your warnings were correct"
....and this surprises you? LOL. ;-)
Harold, we've been telling you that "rear fan" and
"compartment" for the rear fan as you've been calling them is
only the PSU. I also pointed out to you exactly where the CPU
fan is in another post.
//www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/10-2008/msg00118.html
I don't think dust is the issue. As many have been saying, the
CPU fan is probably failing. Did you ever go into the BIOS and
look to see if the CPU fan is monitored and what the RPM is,
and to see if the CPU's temperature is monitored and what them
temp is?
-Clint
God Bless
Clint Hamilton, Owner
http://www.OrpheusComputing.com
http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold B."
Helle again ... seems your warnings were correct; that beeping
did return even though I thought I vacumed out the fan in the
back of the tower as best I could. This time I did open the
side of the tower but then removing four screws on the outside
that held that rear fan compartment didn't help me get to that
rear fan. I suppose I would have had to continue removing
screws to open the compartment but looking through the grate, I
did not see much dust that accumulated there; maybe the vacume
did enough cleaning.
Now until discussing this with the group (PCWorks), I didn't
realize there was a fan inside connected to the side opposite
the removable panel. I think that is the CPU fan? So I loosened
four phillip screws removing that inside fan. This was
connected with a few wires and I just wiped the surface dust
off the blades of the fan.
What did have some globs of dust were the fins behind it. Here
I took a chance but didn't touch any electrical terminals; I
used a small flat screwdriver and removed considerable dust
particles from those fins. Screwing the fan back on, returning
the panel to the side of the tower, and reconnecting the
cables, the computer is now working fine. I don't anticipate
any beeping in the near future. Thanks all for all your
encouragement. --- Harold
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