Re: Squeal

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From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 03/30/04


Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:51:04 -0600

Turn the speakers off so you can hear the computer. You can
look in system sounds to see if some squeal is programmed as
a sound, likely it is a sound not programmed, but some
failing related to the crash.

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:15ee101c416b0$be2c5c90$a501280a@phx.gbl...
|
| ok thanks but sound is coming from the speakers and
| the computer locks up.......and i did notice the cpu fan
| is making a little bit of noise.....
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Daryl-Feppie wrote:
| >> Ihave a Q i get a high pitch squeal and at same time
| the
| >> computer locks up for about 1.5 seconds i get this
while
| >> surfing the net and while running WINMX and WIN MEDIA 9
| >> player i get this all the time wether i reboot or power
| >> down...... any help on this ??????
| >>
| >>
| >> XP PRO SP-1
| >> cpu amd athlon 1.2
| >> asus mother board
| >> 384 mb ram [PNY RAM]
| >> soundblaster live 5.1
| >> ati 8500 dv video card
| >
| >A CPU, chipset, PSU, or video fan. Unplug the PC. Open
| the left side, as
| >viewed from the front. Listen as best you can and *keep
| your fingers away
| >from the rotating blades*. To slow a fan down, use the
| rubber eraser on the
| >end of a pencil to touch the *hub* (center) of the fan,
| not the blades.
| >
| >
| >.
| >



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