Strange noise. Help?

mistersprinkles · 1 Jul 2016 at 03:36

I have an HP XW6400 workstation that was recently gifted to me.

I am hearing a strange noise. Only happens inside of windows. Sort of sounds like the really old hard drives from the late 80s early 90s that were loud as hell. It seems to happen when I am loading something.

Machine is using a brand new WD Blue 1TB. The sound is coming from the motherboard (definitely) and NOT the drive.

Thoughts?

hyperseven · 1 Jul 2016 at 03:48

on board speaker?

mistersprinkles · 1 Jul 2016 at 05:46

I will disconnect the speaker to see if that is the issue.

The sound is like a rattle or like someone scraping metal along wood beads... like an old loud hard drive. I cant explain it.

Somebody on another forum said to try a different drive (already did. No resolution) and a different SATA port which I am going to do now.

pastymuncher · 1 Jul 2016 at 09:48

Could it be a fan with a bearing on the way out?

foster grant · 1 Jul 2016 at 09:56

I wonder if you lisrten to it backwards it tells you to get a 480

mistersprinkles · 1 Jul 2016 at 12:24

its not a fan.

BuToNz · 1 Jul 2016 at 15:00

It will be a fan, nothing else is a moving part. Stop each one briefly to see which is the problem.

mistersprinkles · 1 Jul 2016 at 15:36

Sigh. It's not a fan I have already stopped all fans at the same time. Not a fan.

BuToNz · 1 Jul 2016 at 15:46

Even the GPU fan?

Motherboards are made of solid state components - nothing capable of making a noise bar coil wine. Not the noise you describe.

TheMadHatter · 1 Jul 2016 at 15:54

BuToNz said:
Even the GPU fan?

Motherboards are made of solid state components - nothing capable of making a noise bar coil wine. Not the noise you describe.

or the PSU fan

mistersprinkles · 2 Jul 2016 at 01:27

Oh my god... its not a fan.

adam98150 · 2 Jul 2016 at 01:32

Only read the top post so apologies if somebody has already mentioned this - check the fans. You can think me later.