CPU Making noise!

[Canndy]

i recently formatted, cleaned out everything, and installed winxp pro, b4 i had both xp and 98se. now my cpu is making more noise than it usually did. plus, at time of installin xp, my cd-drive was gonna blow i thnk, (it didn't blow).. any suggestions? anything?!

 

[sparky853]

Never heard of a CPU maing noise before...Its likely your HDD that is making the noise. Maybe run some diagnostics on it, see if it dying on you.

 

[Canndy]

well, i have 3 partions, i accidently installed xp on C:
c is 2 gb(last xp installed, didn't remove it yet, it was laggin hard when i was using it),
d is 4.87 gb(current xp is installed),
g is 12.1 gb(nothing on it yet)

e and f are cd-rom and cd-rw

anything?

 

[dc5]

the cpu can't make any noise. it has no moving parts. the sound you're hearing is probably the hard disk. does the noise sound like a grinding sound?

 

[Canndy]

yes it does, is it dying ???!

 

[wisdomtooth]

CPU making noise... Sounds to me like the heatsink fan is either clogged with dust bunnies or getting a worn spindle that it needs to be lubed or both.

Might help to check the other fans in your system as well-- PSU fan, northbridge fan, vid card fan, case fans, etc.

 

[Canndy]

Checked all fans, cleaned out all the dust, now it is the same thing, a little reduced though.

 

[w00t]

last time i checked they dont put speakers on cpu's and doesnt have any moving parts? there is no way a processor can make noise unless its the sound of it burning i guess. but that would be the fire. check out your cpu fan that is my bestbet.

 

[Jeff7]

Yeah, try the utilities from the manufacturer's websites. Just make sure that they will just scan the drive, and not destroy the data first.

Or, download and install Everest. Under its Storage section is an icon for SMART. Under that section, click on the drive in question. Right-click, select Copy, and paste the list of information back here. That'll give some idea of the state of the hard drive(s).


It could also be the power supply's fan, in case you didn't check that one too. Or the chipset fan, if you've got one. My NF7-S' fan nearly seized up recently - the lubricant in the bearings was either missing, or else it was of the consistency of high viscosity motor oil during winter in Antarctica. It was amazing it was spinning at all. It's been replaced with a modified heatsink, minus the fan.

 

[Canndy]

sorry, but I don't get what you said. 'the drive in question'?

 

[wisdomtooth]

Since the noise is reduced after you removed the dust bunnies, then it's definitely the fan.

The next thing you need to do is lube the fan spindle.

 

[Canndy]

What exactly do you mean by "lube the fan spindle", sorry, I am a newbie @ hardware.