Re: My hard drive and / or fan is going crazy -- and it's sluggish too

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"Rudman" wrote:
|I need some monster help. Since Saturday, out of the blue, that whirring
| sound coming from my tower -- the fan and / or the hard drive -- whirrs
| non-stop like someone is flooring the accelerator in a car. Naturally,
this
| makes navigating around super-slow -- it takes a long time to open folders
or
| any actions I take. When I open a browser, only a small window opens.
|
| All of this suggests that I have a dial up with a weak system. However, it
| is just the opposite. I have DSL, 185 gigs, and a very strong system that
is
| only two months old. Also, this continues before and after I installed the
| new IE browser.
|
| My Norton, Adaware, and Spybot also tell me that everything is fine.
|
| And this non-stop, high-speed noise! I've had to reboot and restart
several
| times and its playing havoc on my system and my quality of life.
|
| Can anyone help me troubleshoot this and / or diagnose the problem(s)
|
| Thank you.


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