Garden_Pigeon Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Hey, Just recently about 4 out of 5 times when I turn my PC on, theres this strange sound that sounds like a fan (or it really sounds like a reef blower of sorts) struggling to work and its real loud, I've opened it up and all the fans are moving properly. When it does this noise I just turn it off and after a few tries it runs quietly. Anyone know whats wrong? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 how old is your pc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 check to make sure no wires are getting destroyed by the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garden_Pigeon Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 Parts of my PC are about 2 years old, but new parts that I've put in are about a year old. Caris, I'll check the wires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 My PC fans make a noise when I haven't used it for a while, I just chalk it down to underuse or a change in temperature in the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garden_Pigeon Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 Hmm, I just sat through the noise for once and it died off, hasn't done it again yet. Weird. Thanks for the ideas guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 that actually happened to the computers at my school, when the fan comes on on my powerbook i just ignor it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garden_Pigeon Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 ... Its back again... Its not the loud fans on any PC startup. It sounds like a fan struggling to spin. Sounds kinda wheezy (only way I can explain it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbas Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Probably the graphics card, you can test this by powering up the system while the case is open and very gently putting your finger in the center of the fan. To just slow it down, not to stop it. If the sound changes, you've found the faulty fan. If you decide to try it bear in mind that the circuits are live and you might shock yourself by touching the wrong places. And don't blame me if something gets screwed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariosmentor Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Check to make sure its not overheating using motherboad moitor or something. My fan used to make that noise when it was overheating. Maybe try and clean the insides. Gets mighty dusty in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garden_Pigeon Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 Thanks, I'll check the graphics card later. I tried to play some game and it said my graphics card wasn't good enough (needed nVidia 2 or above) and I have a 6600... Im guessing my GC is faulty then... I don't have a warranty either EDIT: I tried holding the graphics card down slightly and it made a click sound. I thought I broke it but now I'm getting the good ol' normal PC sounds. Thanks people. OH, and, can anyone tell me how I can check if my nVidia graphics card is actually installed, I knew how to do it way back but I can't remember now. That game that should easily run on my PC but its still saying "Your video card appears to be GDI Generic, which this game does not support" Anyone know what that means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Thanks, I'll check the graphics card later. I tried to play some game and it said my graphics card wasn't good enough (needed nVidia 2 or above) and I have a 6600... Im guessing my GC is faulty then... I don't have a warranty either EDIT: I tried holding the graphics card down slightly and it made a click sound. I thought I broke it but now I'm getting the good ol' normal PC sounds. Thanks people. OH, and, can anyone tell me how I can check if my nVidia graphics card is actually installed, I knew how to do it way back but I can't remember now. That game that should easily run on my PC is still saying "Your video card appears to be GDI Generic, which this game does not support" Anyone know what that means? Calm down, just do what the good folks here are advising, that is an all other problem. Edit: Go to Start>Control Panel>System> Hardware (tab)> Device manager (or something like it) Now see under graphics card and check if yours installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garden_Pigeon Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 Huh? I am calm? Anyway, Yep. Its there. Thanks to everyone who's helped me out. You've been a great help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Huh? I am calm? Anyway, Yep. Its there. Thanks to everyone who's helped me out. You've been a great help. JUST CALM THE FUCK DOWN! j/k I'm just saying you were jumping to conclusions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garden_Pigeon Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 I'm just saying you were jumping to conclusions. Just an educated guess is all :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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