Hello Brian, Sunday, December 12, 2010, 1:48:20 PM, you wrote: > On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:49:30 +1100, you wrote: >>Hi Everyone >>On the last two startups my computer sounded like an aeroplane taking off, is >>that good?? >>The noise stops when I click on my logo and seems to operate as normal. >>Regards Andrew > Perhaps the fan has bearing failing or dirt on blades. Clean . Try > spinning fan by hand with PC turned off. > HDD starting to rotate. Do a backup NOW on a different disk > Is noise coming from the speaker? > Pray! > Regards > Brian I have a noisy side case fan and have been meaning to replace it for a long time. When starting up from cold the fan makes a horrible noise so I just tap the side panel and it continues almost silently. -- Best regards, Robin Johnston Communications Officer and Web Master http://www.pwguild.org.au/ Peninsula Woodturners Guild Inc mailto: webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx