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alexiscap419 Joined Wed 01/09/08 Posts: 76	Sat 05/03/08 08:18 AM
My computer sounds like a small vacuum cleaner ! Whats up with that ?

Etrain Joined Wed 11/21/07 Posts: 19684	Sat 05/03/08 08:19 AM
so...does it sound like its....sucking???

irad8you Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 8261	Sat 05/03/08 08:19 AM
sounds like the hard drive may be going bad

yankeesnut Joined Mon 04/07/08 Posts: 415	Sat 05/03/08 08:20 AM
maybe it's just too hot...turn it off for a little bit and blow a fan on it..cool it down

alexiscap419 Joined Wed 01/09/08 Posts: 76	Sat 05/03/08 08:21 AM
maybe it's just too hot...turn it off for a little bit and blow a fan on it..cool it down Thanks but I already did that n cleaned it.

alexiscap419 Joined Wed 01/09/08 Posts: 76	Sat 05/03/08 08:22 AM
sounds like the hard drive may be going bad I think your right.. anything I can do ?

irad8you Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 8261	Sat 05/03/08 08:24 AM
sounds like the hard drive may be going bad I think your right.. anything I can do ? i would take it to someone and let them look at it, you may need a whole new one.

alexiscap419 Joined Wed 01/09/08 Posts: 76	Sat 05/03/08 08:25 AM
sounds like the hard drive may be going bad I think your right.. anything I can do ? i would take it to someone and let them look at it, you may need a whole new one.

robert1652 Joined Wed 11/14/07 Posts: 8447	Sat 05/03/08 08:26 AM
sounds like the hard drive may be going bad I think your right.. anything I can do ? vacuum the house while it works (joke) if it is a lap top best to get a new laptop have you got a back up of files if not make one quickly before it dies

alexiscap419 Joined Wed 01/09/08 Posts: 76	Sat 05/03/08 08:27 AM
sounds like the hard drive may be going bad I think your right.. anything I can do ? vacuum the house while it works (joke) if it is a lap top best to get a new laptop have you got a back up of files if not make one quickly before it dies Thanks.

Moondark Joined Tue 11/27/07 Posts: 5866	Sat 05/03/08 08:27 AM
Once it starts to go bad, I don't know that you can do anything. I think you pretty much need to get a new one.

Tankk Joined Tue 03/11/08 Posts: 1450	Sat 05/03/08 08:28 AM
Girls and Hard drives gone bad! Or is that wild?

irad8you Joined Tue 09/04/07 Posts: 8261	Sat 05/03/08 08:30 AM
Girls and Hard drives gone bad! Or is that wild?

robert1652 Joined Wed 11/14/07 Posts: 8447	Sat 05/03/08 08:33 AM
Girls and Hard drives gone bad! Or is that wild? We like bad girls but bad computers suck

Lordling Joined Mon 12/31/07 Posts: 536	Sat 05/03/08 08:39 AM
Hard-disks made in the last 5 years don't normally make sounds like that during failure. If you have a desktop or mini-tower type system, and it truly sounds like a vacuum cleaner, then it's more likely either your CD/DVD drive spinning up constantly, or the main power supply fan bearings. Neither of these is high cost to correct. Check for good air-flow from the fan exhaust on the back of the system. If it is weak (barely felt) and noticeably warm, I would have the power supply replaced. To check the CD/DVD drive, remove any media from it, and see if you still hear the noise.

robert1652 Joined Wed 11/14/07 Posts: 8447	Sat 05/03/08 08:56 AM
Hard-disks made in the last 5 years don't normally make sounds like that during failure. If you have a desktop or mini-tower type system, and it truly sounds like a vacuum cleaner, then it's more likely either your CD/DVD drive spinning up constantly, or the main power supply fan bearings. Neither of these is high cost to correct. Check for good air-flow from the fan exhaust on the back of the system. If it is weak (barely felt) and noticeably warm, I would have the power supply replaced. To check the CD/DVD drive, remove any media from it, and see if you still hear the noise. good advice batman still make back up

FearandLoathing Joined Fri 12/28/07 Posts: 30121	Sat 05/03/08 12:11 PM
Do you hear beeps on startup?