:( HELP - Screeching noise from motherboard (crap title edited)

zach2k6 · 27 Jun 2006 at 10:16

I recently started to hear a screeching noise coming from my computer...I thought it was the hardrive packing in.

Just now, i opened up the computer had a good listen...and its the CPU that the noise is coming from...the noise is happening ever couple of seconds...in time with the HD light flashing.

The CPU is a AMD 64 X2 4400

Anyone know what the problem could be??

Thanks

EDIT: Im not sure if its the cpu or the gpu (hard to tell where the sound is coming from)

RichieUK · 27 Jun 2006 at 10:42

Hmmm...when you say the HD flashes in time with the noise it threw me off, but when i had something like this it was the CPU fan that was making the noise. I swapped the cooler and the noise stopped

Darkwave · 27 Jun 2006 at 10:49

Are you absolutely positive it's not coming from the HDD? They tend to make a churning noise with I/O as they get older.

zach2k6 · 27 Jun 2006 at 10:54

Úlfhednar said:
Are you absolutely positive it's not coming from the HDD? They tend to make a churning noise with I/O as they get older.

Definatly Not the HDD

Its coming from somewhere near the middle of the mobo, might be CPU or GPU.

Listen carefully to this and you will hear

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=170BD87E03FE7B73

Darkwave · 27 Jun 2006 at 11:02

zach2k6 said:
Definatly Not the HDD

Its coming from somewhere near the middle of the mobo, might be CPU or GPU.

Listen carefully to this and you will hear

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=170BD87E03FE7B73

Sounds like squealing capacitor syndrome to me, and for some reason I can't get that noise out of my head now even though I stopped listening. :confused:

zach2k6 · 27 Jun 2006 at 11:05

Úlfhednar said:
Sounds like squealing capacitor syndrome to me, and for some reason I can't get that noise out of my head now even though I stopped listening.

The noise is doing my head in, but i cant tell where its coming from...and why would the HD light flash every time the sound is made??

Should I try to unplug the HD light connector from the mobo to see if the sound stops?

zach2k6 · 27 Jun 2006 at 11:23

ffs, i installed san andreas... tried playing it and its jittering every couple of seconds (yes i have installed the dual core hotfix and amd drivers ect)

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Dutch Guy · 27 Jun 2006 at 12:12

I got that once with an older system, it stopped happening when I changed my PSU, the screeching sound came from capacitors on the mobo.