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Smalltownboy

Smalltownboy

Smalltownboy

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Hi there a mate of mine at work said to me that when he starts his PC up, he hears a metal upon metal sound that gradually speeds up then then goes away after 2 minutes or so.
He says it sounds like pinging noise I've said to him just take the side panel of and listen to where it's coming from,but he won't.:D

Any ideas on what it could be?

By the way i'll probably show him this thread later:D
 
It could be anywhere, fan on the GPU, CPU, Case or PSU. They should all be easily changeable apart from the PSU fan. Take the side of the case off and try and locate the noise.
 
Smalltownboy said:
Is that on the CPU, if so is there a fix, or just replacing it be easier
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Fan bearings are the bearings.. in the fans.
One by one, unplug fans from the mobo until the sound doesn't happen, and you'll find your culprit fan.

More worryingly, it *could* be a harddrive failing.

Any chance you could record the sound and link us to the wav?
 
Well he bought it from the (purple shirted place) ,so he'll probably take it there and get it fixed.
TBH i think that's probably the best option for him cos he bought the thing there.
 
I once did a temp fix on a fan whilst in Spain. A friend lives out there and the fan kept ramping up and down and generally making horrid noises. She asked if i would take a quick look. There was nowhere locally to get a new fan, so i stripped it off the motherboard and cleaned 5 years of gunk out of the blades :eek:

I then removed the sticker covering the bearing(s) and dismantled the fan. Lubed the bearing with lemon extra virgin olive oil and re-assembled. The room smelt lovely and the fan worked like a charm. That was 3 months ago and its still going.:D
 
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