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08-26-2008, 08:52 PM
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#1 | | Freshman
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Rep Power: 0  | Strange Computer Noise
I Opened Sisters Computer And Remove Dirt. Now It Makes Weird Sound And Go Off. I Check For Loose Wire. Its Okay. Please Help. | 
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08-26-2008, 11:10 PM
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#2 | | Head Mistress
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Rep Power: 7 | Hey YaYa,
What kind of sound is it making? 
I'd first check your power supply, ensure that's still working. You might try it on the other system. Are the fans still working?
Lyte
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08-29-2008, 03:11 AM
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#3 | | Sophomore
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Rep Power: 1 | Loose wires aren't the only things that could cause noise, depending on the type of noise, and when the noise occurs it could be:
1) Fan bearings going.
2) Something caught in fans.
3) Electrostatic.
4) BIOS errors.
Etc. You need to be more specific about the kind of noise it is and when it happens. | |
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08-29-2008, 02:31 PM
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#4 | | Professor
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: an island in the pacific
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Rep Power: 2 | I agree. You need to be more specific.
It could be many things, as mentioned.
If you are confident in doing your own repairs, I would check the fans first. Remove the processor fan from the heatsink to properly clean. You may have blown dirt into the heatsink or fan.
I would pull all the cables, power supply, IDE (ATA), and check all the connections carefully before reconnecting them. Perhaps a rom drive is making noise. What exactly does it sound like?
Please give us more details.
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08-29-2008, 07:36 PM
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#5 | | Freshman
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Rep Power: 0 | Im Sorry It Makes A Beeping Sound Each Time I Turn On. Then It Close. The Fan Work And The Power Work To. Still Make Beep Sound Each Time.  | |
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08-29-2008, 07:53 PM
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#6 | | Professor
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Rep Power: 2 | Quote:
Originally Posted by YaYaYa  Im Sorry It Makes A Beeping Sound Each Time I Turn On. Then It Close. The Fan Work And The Power Work To. Still Make Beep Sound Each Time. | How many beeps? Long, short, one, two, etc. The beeps usually indicate a hardware problem.
one short beep during start up is normal for most computers.
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Last edited by racknrail; 08-29-2008 at 08:06 PM.
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08-29-2008, 08:56 PM
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#7 | | Gadget & Gizmo Dude
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Rep Power: 0 | That sounds like a hardware problem. Remove the video card, turn it on, see if it beeps. If it does then take out the ram, turn it on, see if it beeps. You can do this also with the sound card, cd-rom, just not the motherboard.
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08-29-2008, 11:23 PM
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#8 | | Professor
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Rep Power: 2 | No Beeps......Short, No power, Bad CPU/MB, Loose Peripherals
One Beep.......Everything is normal and Computer POSTed fine
Two Beeps......POST/CMOS Error
One Long Beep, One Short Beep......Motherboard Problem
One Long Beep, Two Short Beeps......Video Problem
One Long Beep, Three Short Beeps......Video Problem
Three Long Beeps......Keyboard Error
Repeated Long Beeps......Memory Error
Continuous Hi-Lo Beeps......CPU Overheating
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08-31-2008, 10:06 PM
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#9 | | Head Mistress
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Rep Power: 7 | RnR,
That's a serious breakdown of beeps! 
Lyte
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