Is There a diagnostic Tools in xp that I can run checks on my laptops
hardware to see if they are performing as they should. For the last two
days my laptop has been making a grinding noise when it has to process
information.
System: Acer TravelMate 2450
Windows XP Home-SP3
Thank-you!

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"slick1" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Is There a diagnostic Tools in xp that I can run checks on my laptops
> hardware to see if they are performing as they should. For the last two
> days my laptop has been making a grinding noise when it has to process
> information.
> System: Acer TravelMate 2450
> Windows XP Home-SP3
> Thank-you!
>

The only moving parts are the fan(s),& the hard drive..If the fan(s) are ok,
then chk the hd by downloading the MS-DOS hd chk utility from youre hd
mfg web site..Usually it runs on a MS-DOS formatted floppy,then boot pc
to floppy,run the tests.

"slick1" wrote:

> Is There a diagnostic Tools in xp that I can run checks on my laptops
> hardware to see if they are performing as they should. For the last two
> days my laptop has been making a grinding noise when it has to process
> information.
> System: Acer TravelMate 2450
> Windows XP Home-SP3
> Thank-you!
>
>
>

Thanks Andrew.
I removed laptop backplate and carefully removed fan. Whoa!, what mess!
Dust bunnies galore with #*@% cat hair & other nasty things in there.
Cleaned fan and vents and laptop runs great. Thanks for the advice!


"Andrew E." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6B2631B4-BD1C-4003-9C32-(E-Mail Removed)...
> The only moving parts are the fan(s),& the hard drive..If the fan(s) are
> ok,
> then chk the hd by downloading the MS-DOS hd chk utility from youre hd
> mfg web site..Usually it runs on a MS-DOS formatted floppy,then boot pc
> to floppy,run the tests.
>
> "slick1" wrote:
>
>> Is There a diagnostic Tools in xp that I can run checks on my laptops
>> hardware to see if they are performing as they should. For the last two
>> days my laptop has been making a grinding noise when it has to process
>> information.
>> System: Acer TravelMate 2450
>> Windows XP Home-SP3
>> Thank-you!
>>
>>
>>