Guest Stanley Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so much noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video or play music its really hard to hear. Computer Information -Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz 2.66 GHz -504 MB Ram -bought for $399 form 123 computer warehouse -Asrock Motherboard
Guest Shenan Stanley Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer Stanley wrote: > Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so > much noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video > or play music its really hard to hear. > > Computer Information > -Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz 2.66 GHz > -504 MB Ram > -bought for $399 form 123 computer warehouse > -Asrock Motherboard Not really a software problem... Sounds more like - as you semi-said - a defective fan. Open it up and see what part makes the noise. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer "Stanley" <Stanley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8C3F13CA-53C1-41A8-8A8E-8EB881D3FD39@microsoft.com... > Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so much > noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video or play music > its really hard to hear. > > Computer Information > -Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz 2.66 GHz > -504 MB Ram > -bought for $399 form 123 computer warehouse > -Asrock Motherboard Your question has nothing to do with Windows, hence a hardware newsgroup might be a much better place to post your question. Suffice it to say that excessive noise when first turning on a PC is almost always the result of a fan that is on its way out. If you are not familiar with the insides of a PC, take it to a computer shop to have the worn-out fan replaced.
Guest Stanley Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer I think its the fan at the back of the computer or the one in the computer "Shenan Stanley" wrote: > Stanley wrote: > > Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so > > much noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video > > or play music its really hard to hear. > > > > Computer Information > > -Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz 2.66 GHz > > -504 MB Ram > > -bought for $399 form 123 computer warehouse > > -Asrock Motherboard > > Not really a software problem... > Sounds more like - as you semi-said - a defective fan. > Open it up and see what part makes the noise. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > >
Guest PD43 Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer On Jul 7, 12:10 pm, Stanley <Stan...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I think its the fan at the back of the computer or the one in the computer That about covers it, I'd guess.
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer While, as others say, it might be a bad fan, new motherboards have fan speed controllers that increase speed when the CPU is doing more work and putting off more heat. When you start up the machine, it is typically loud for a few moments until the speed controller kicks in and reduces the speed. CPU intensive tasks will raise the heat and cause the fan to kick into high gear, and yes, when those fans are in high gear they can be loud. Very loud compared to when the machine is in "normal mode". In other words, you may have to live with it, perhaps the machine under the desk or in a cabinet, and/or putting sound absorbing material behind the machine (since that's where most of the sound comes from.) Just make sure the material isn't against the machine or too close. Don't want to impede air flow. But, those tasks you mention don't sound particularly CPU intensive. Playing music or watching WMV/MPEG type videos never kicks my fans into high gear. Unless you do have a defective fan, it sounds to me like you have disabled the "quiet mode" in BIOS (disabled the speed control, which defaults to fastest.) Look for some entry or entries in BIOS that refer to "quiet mode" or similar, probably in a section that deals with heat monitoring and fans. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Stanley" <Stanley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8C3F13CA-53C1-41A8-8A8E-8EB881D3FD39@microsoft.com... > Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so much > noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video or play music > its really hard to hear. > > Computer Information > -Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz 2.66 GHz > -504 MB Ram > -bought for $399 form 123 computer warehouse > -Asrock Motherboard
Guest Lil' Dave Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer "Stanley" <Stanley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8C3F13CA-53C1-41A8-8A8E-8EB881D3FD39@microsoft.com... > Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so much > noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video or play music > its really hard to hear. > > Computer Information > -Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz 2.66 GHz > -504 MB Ram > -bought for $399 form 123 computer warehouse > -Asrock Motherboard Fans in PCs, even the noisy ones, don't put out that much volume level. If the fan blades are hitting something, that will be a substantially greater volume. Some older hard drives put out substantial noise, when accessed, that drowns out any PC fan. Not counting the 2 fans in my power supply or the 1 fan on the cpu or the 1 fan on the video card, I have 5 fans in my PC. Dave
Guest PD43 Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer On Jul 7, 10:32 pm, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote: > Not counting the 2 fans in my power supply or the 1 fan on the cpu or the 1 > fan on the video card, I have 5 fans in my PC. If one of those has bad bearings, or has some wiring or something else touching the blades, there will be excessive noise. My machine has two fans in the power supply, two in the case, one on the CPU and one on the video card. Whisper quiet.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer > Fans in PCs, even the noisy ones, don't put out that much volume level. This is incorrect. A dying fan can generate a lot of noise.
Guest Lil' Dave Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer "PD43" <pauld1943@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1183865969.816556.70170@n2g2000hse.googlegroups.com... > On Jul 7, 10:32 pm, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote: > >> Not counting the 2 fans in my power supply or the 1 fan on the cpu or the >> 1 >> fan on the video card, I have 5 fans in my PC. > > If one of those has bad bearings, or has some wiring or something else > touching the blades, there will be excessive noise. > > My machine has two fans in the power supply, two in the case, one on > the CPU and one on the video card. Whisper quiet. > Agreed. But the PC sounds almost recent due to the cpu specs provided by the OP. If the bearings in a fan motor are already gone, can't see that on such young PC. Guess you get what you pay for? Dave
Guest pegasus Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer Oh this sounds like a fan on its last legs. Most likely a case or PSU fan, but don't rule out the CPU fan either. Bad fans can drive you nuts with the noise they make. I've had a PSU fan that used to whine louder than my optical drive, and another case rear fan that made loud swishing noises. Both had to be replaced. I have a Gigabyte G-power cooler on my A64..I bought it because it was supposed to silent , but at full load, it is too loud :mad: . On the plus side, it atleast keeps the CPU pretty cool. -- pegasus
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer "pegasus" <arrheniushill@gmail.com> wrote in message news:pegasus.2ter75@no-mx.tabletquestions.com... > > Oh this sounds like a fan on its last legs. Most likely a case or PSU > fan, but don't rule out the CPU fan either. Bad fans can drive you nuts > with the noise they make. I've had a PSU fan that used to whine louder > than my optical drive, and another case rear fan that made loud swishing > noises. Both had to be replaced. > > I have a Gigabyte G-power cooler on my A64..I bought it because it was > supposed to silent , but at full load, it is too loud :mad: . On the > plus side, it atleast keeps the CPU pretty cool. > > > -- > pegasus Intriguing. Two "pegasus's" in the same threads, being two completely and totally unrelated persons.
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 17:22:06 +0200, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote: > Intriguing. Two "pegasus's" in the same threads, being two > completely and totally unrelated persons. Pegasuses? Pegasi? Next thing you know we'll have winged horses all over the place. ;-) -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Terry R. Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer On 7/8/2007 8:22 AM On a whim, Pegasus (MVP) pounded out on the keyboard > "pegasus" <arrheniushill@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:pegasus.2ter75@no-mx.tabletquestions.com... >> Oh this sounds like a fan on its last legs. Most likely a case or PSU >> fan, but don't rule out the CPU fan either. Bad fans can drive you nuts >> with the noise they make. I've had a PSU fan that used to whine louder >> than my optical drive, and another case rear fan that made loud swishing >> noises. Both had to be replaced. >> >> I have a Gigabyte G-power cooler on my A64..I bought it because it was >> supposed to silent , but at full load, it is too loud :mad: . On the >> plus side, it atleast keeps the CPU pretty cool. >> >> >> -- >> pegasus > > Intriguing. Two "pegasus's" in the same threads, being two > completely and totally unrelated persons. > > So why do you call yourself that? In the 70's, I owned the rights to the name "Pegasus", as it was a band I played in for years. -- Terry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer >> Intriguing. Two "pegasus's" in the same threads, being two >> completely and totally unrelated persons. > > So why do you call yourself that? In the 70's, I owned the rights to the > name "Pegasus", as it was a band I played in for years. > > -- > Terry R. > I never claimed that I "owned" the rights to the name "Pegasus" - I only use it and I'm intrigued that we now have two "Pegasi" (as suggested by Ken) in this thread. I suspect that your own "rights" to this name have long since expired and that they probably applied only in your own country, not where I and many of the respondents to this newsgroup live. So let's relax, take it nice'n'easy and fly off into the sunset together!
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer Having recently upgraded all three of our machines to new motherboards, I can verify that when the fans kick into high gear, they are relatively quite loud. Certainly loud enough to interfere with a multimedia experience. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:u0tippRwHHA.4132@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Fans in PCs, even the noisy ones, don't put out that much volume level. > > This is incorrect. A dying fan can generate a lot of noise. >
Guest R. McCarty Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer Noise verses Cooling is always tough. Generally, I'll try and use a MB with HeatPiping if possible. These days it's now the Video Card that is the hottest item in a PC. Most higher end cards have venting directly to the outside of the cabinet. You'll also find that the Chipset ( Northbridge and Southbridge ) sometimes need more than passive heatsinks. Hard drives usually need some kind of air-flow over them. I'll use an Antec hard drive cooler with a heat transfer plate and 2 small fans behind the faceplate. Nothing is more irritating that a "Noisy" PC. Lots of times you'll find that cheap plastic feet actually enhance the vibration effects. Fans are getting better, especially now with the 4-pin PWM controls on them. It's really a science trying to build a desktop with both adequate cooling and at the same time trying to keep the thing quiet. "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:ekEiebZwHHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Having recently upgraded all three of our machines to new motherboards, I > can verify that when the fans kick into high gear, they are relatively > quite loud. Certainly loud enough to interfere with a multimedia > experience. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message > news:u0tippRwHHA.4132@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Fans in PCs, even the noisy ones, don't put out that much volume level. >> >> This is incorrect. A dying fan can generate a lot of noise. >> > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer Best thing I ever did for our computer-oriented home (which included two offices and a minimum of five computers) was to install central air-conditioning. Unfortunately, we sold that house. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:%23Z1%23AkZwHHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Noise verses Cooling is always tough. Generally, I'll try and use a MB > with HeatPiping if possible. These days it's now the Video Card that is > the hottest item in a PC. Most higher end cards have venting directly to > the outside of the cabinet. You'll also find that the Chipset ( > Northbridge > and Southbridge ) sometimes need more than passive heatsinks. Hard > drives usually need some kind of air-flow over them. I'll use an Antec > hard drive cooler with a heat transfer plate and 2 small fans behind the > faceplate. > > Nothing is more irritating that a "Noisy" PC. Lots of times you'll find > that cheap plastic feet actually enhance the vibration effects. Fans are > getting better, especially now with the 4-pin PWM controls on them. > It's really a science trying to build a desktop with both adequate cooling > and at the same time trying to keep the thing quiet. > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:ekEiebZwHHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Having recently upgraded all three of our machines to new motherboards, I >> can verify that when the fans kick into high gear, they are relatively >> quite loud. Certainly loud enough to interfere with a multimedia >> experience. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message >> news:u0tippRwHHA.4132@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> Fans in PCs, even the noisy ones, don't put out that much volume level. >>> >>> This is incorrect. A dying fan can generate a lot of noise. >>> >> >> > >
Guest Terry R. Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer On 7/8/2007 11:05 AM On a whim, Pegasus (MVP) pounded out on the keyboard >>> Intriguing. Two "pegasus's" in the same threads, being two >>> completely and totally unrelated persons. >> So why do you call yourself that? In the 70's, I owned the rights to the >> name "Pegasus", as it was a band I played in for years. >> >> -- >> Terry R. >> > > I never claimed that I "owned" the rights to the name "Pegasus" - > I only use it and I'm intrigued that we now have two "Pegasi" > (as suggested by Ken) in this thread. I suspect that your > own "rights" to this name have long since expired and that they > probably applied only in your own country, not where I and > many of the respondents to this newsgroup live. So let's > relax, take it nice'n'easy and fly off into the sunset together! > > I never talked about you "owning" the name. I just asked why YOU use it and why. Yes, I know my "rights" have long expired. I was just saying I too used the name at one time. But it's a name many use, and I wanted to know why you use it, that's all. -- Terry R. ***Reply Note*** Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
Guest Plato Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer =?Utf-8?B?U3RhbmxleQ==?= wrote: > > Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so much > noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video or play music > its really hard to hear. Your cpu fan is full of dust. Clean it out with "compressed air". -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
Guest Lil' Dave Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer Causing a distracting noise interference, and hard to hear (OP) are 2 different animals in my book. You probably have a different book. I've never given the bios or windows or any software control over any fans in any of my PCs. I let them run full out all the time. It probably my hearing, I have problems sensing high frequency sound at levels most people can hear. Bet that can be distracting. Dave "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:ekEiebZwHHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Having recently upgraded all three of our machines to new motherboards, I > can verify that when the fans kick into high gear, they are relatively > quite loud. Certainly loud enough to interfere with a multimedia > experience. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message > news:u0tippRwHHA.4132@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Fans in PCs, even the noisy ones, don't put out that much volume level. >> >> This is incorrect. A dying fan can generate a lot of noise. >> > >
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer "Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote: >But it's a name many use, and I wanted >to know why you use it, that's all. Nosey mofo, huh?
Guest Plato Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer Uncle Grumpy wrote: > > "Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote: > > >But it's a name many use, and I wanted > >to know why you use it, that's all. > > Nosey mofo, huh? A case fan can be real noisy also. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
Guest dobey Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:OOmtCqYwHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> Intriguing. Two "pegasus's" in the same threads, being two >>> completely and totally unrelated persons. >> >> So why do you call yourself that? In the 70's, I owned the rights to the >> name "Pegasus", as it was a band I played in for years. >> >> -- >> Terry R. >> > > I never claimed that I "owned" the rights to the name "Pegasus" - > I only use it and I'm intrigued that we now have two "Pegasi" > (as suggested by Ken) in this thread. I suspect that your > own "rights" to this name have long since expired and that they > probably applied only in your own country, not where I and > many of the respondents to this newsgroup live. So let's > relax, take it nice'n'easy and fly off into the sunset together! > Sorry what does the P in MVP stand for? From your reply I have a good idea.
Guest pegasus Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: Noisy Computer 'Pegasus' is one of the names from Greek mythology that I use while playing online. Didn't think it was that popular. I will email the mods in a while to change my username. Apologies for the OT posts. -- pegasus
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