Terrific Noise.

[Guest]

Hi All,

Recently i have noticed a terrific noise coming from my machine. It is a
kind of whinning noise which i am not to sure where it comes from HDD or Fan.

The HDD's of which i have 3 are SATA. The machine is only 2 years old and i
have not installed any new hardware. It seems to happen intermittanlty even
when i am not using the machine.

Can anyone advise on how i would go about diagnosing the problem?

Any help would be greatly received.

Regards.

 

[M.I.5¾]

Hi All,

Recently i have noticed a terrific noise coming from my machine. It is a
kind of whinning noise which i am not to sure where it comes from HDD or
Fan.

The HDD's of which i have 3 are SATA. The machine is only 2 years old and
i
have not installed any new hardware. It seems to happen intermittanlty
even
when i am not using the machine.

Can anyone advise on how i would go about diagnosing the problem?

Any help would be greatly received.

The noise you describe sounds as though a fan bearing has failed. Opening
up and using you r ears to pinpoint the culprit is the next move. You can
temporarily stop each fan with a pencil long enough to ascertain if it is
the one causing the probem.

 

[Guest]

Hi Mi5,

Thanks for the reply.

Just one more question. If a fan bearing has failed would it make a noise
constantly not intermittantly? Also there is just 1 fan on the machine.

Regards.

 

[peter]

By doing as suggested you would know if it was the fan.....if it is not the
fan its time to check the HD....a newspaper rolled into a cone held to your
ear with the other end to the HD allows you to "hear" the specific drive and
maybe determine which one is the culprit.
peter

 

[M.I.5¾]

Hi Mi5,

Thanks for the reply.

Just one more question. If a fan bearing has failed would it make a noise
constantly not intermittantly? Also there is just 1 fan on the machine.

Generally, bearing noise can be intermittent or continuous.