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my computer is making a weird noise.
my computer is suddenly very loud and VERY annoying. It sounds like it's the fan, spooling up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down. All friggin day. what do i do?
how do you clean the inside of a computer?
how do you clean the inside of a computer?
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Posted March 21st, 2000 10:00
..just doubble check the HD to be sure it is the van
I've had loud noise that came from my HD
..contact dell if you're still in warranty..I'm quite sure they will replace the noisy part
good luck376
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Posted March 21st, 2000 10:00
Is there a part in the CD-Rom that constantly spins? Could that need cleaning? or could it be damaged?
If you have a cd in the drive, yes, it will spin up occasionally. If should not spin when the drive is empty.
Dimension XPSR400 (F4PBC)
WebPC.wild 466c (V8X1G)(Mine looks Napa Purple to me)
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Posted March 21st, 2000 11:00
inside the HD is a disk that spinns constantly
if the disk is corrupt or even physically damaged could such a noise be the result..
as far as I know the HD is placed below the CD Rom376
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Posted March 21st, 2000 15:00
it's definately not the HD. It's either one of 2 CD-Rom drives. THe one that came with the machine, or the burner that i installed.
i guess i could disable them from the device manager and unplug them one at a time to find out which one is making the noise?
deluxxe
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Posted March 21st, 2000 06:00
i've narrowed the noise down to the cdRom. Is there a part in the CD-Rom that constantly spins? Could that need cleaning? or could it be damaged?
I have an xps-r400