WHEN POWERING ON AT STARTUP - WHIRRING NOISES & BLANK SCREEN - SCA

[Guest]

Aloha!

I hope somesone can recognize what's going on here...this is the first time
I've ever used this forum so I hope I'm doing it right.

I have Pentium 4 running Windows XP Home Edition.

No problems for years but this just started happening about 1 out of 5 times
when I push the "power" button on my hard drive to turn my computer on, the
hardrive makes this loud whirring noise like a fan turned on high speed -
scary! So I have immediately pushed the power button off and waited a few
seconds. When I push the power button again, the hard drive starts normally
and the system boots normally.

Does anybody recognize what in the world is happening when I power on and
that horrible fan/whirring sound starts or what I should do to diagnose the
problem.

I am not knowledgable about any of this so please speak in "baby" computer
language for me.

I so appreatiate any help or suggestions! Mahalo nui loa (thanks so much)!

Karyn

 

[Guest]

you could have a RAT or a virus. If you can get online go to trendmicro's
housecall and run the app.

 

[Michael Stevens]

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Aloha!

I hope somesone can recognize what's going on here...this is the
first time I've ever used this forum so I hope I'm doing it right.

I have Pentium 4 running Windows XP Home Edition.

No problems for years but this just started happening about 1 out of
5 times when I push the "power" button on my hard drive to turn my
computer on, the hardrive makes this loud whirring noise like a fan
turned on high speed - scary! So I have immediately pushed the power
button off and waited a few seconds. When I push the power button
again, the hard drive starts normally and the system boots normally.

Does anybody recognize what in the world is happening when I power on
and that horrible fan/whirring sound starts or what I should do to
diagnose the problem.

I am not knowledgable about any of this so please speak in "baby"
computer language for me.

I so appreatiate any help or suggestions! Mahalo nui loa (thanks so
much)!

Karyn

Could be a fan gone bad, open the case and then turn on the computer. It
will be easier to isolate the source of the sound. While the case is open
blow out the dust bunnies.

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[Michael Stevens]

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Aloha!

I hope somesone can recognize what's going on here...this is the
first time I've ever used this forum so I hope I'm doing it right.

I have Pentium 4 running Windows XP Home Edition.

No problems for years but this just started happening about 1 out of
5 times when I push the "power" button on my hard drive to turn my
computer on, the hardrive makes this loud whirring noise like a fan
turned on high speed - scary! So I have immediately pushed the power
button off and waited a few seconds. When I push the power button
again, the hard drive starts normally and the system boots normally.

Does anybody recognize what in the world is happening when I power on
and that horrible fan/whirring sound starts or what I should do to
diagnose the problem.

I am not knowledgable about any of this so please speak in "baby"
computer language for me.

I so appreatiate any help or suggestions! Mahalo nui loa (thanks so
much)!

Karyn

Next time instead of posting the same post to multiple newsgroups do a
cross-post. See the link in my signature for a illustrated step by step on
how and why to cross-post.
--
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
(e-mail address removed)
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