Jim, There is a third possibility that you would be able to see immediately upon opening. I have had to replace fans on some Dells because Dell has used cable ties that were not cut off short enough. Over time they sometimes work around and the fan itself will be hitting the tie. Makes an awful racket...
Leslie Dell Certified Systems Expert --- In [email protected], Jim Purcell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > it starts making a 'grinding' or 'ticking' noise. > > This sounds like hard drive activity. > > > Could my hard drive be dying? > > If the noise is constant that could be what is wrong. Even if it is > not what is wrong you should at the very least backup all your > software and make certain you have your rescue disks handy or see how > to run the rescue opration, some are now using a hidden partition > instead of disks. > > > What would make 'noise' inside the pc? It is silent now. > > There are only two things in the PC that can make a mechanical noise, > the hard drive and the fan(s). The fan is another possible cause. If > you have a vacuum with a plastic crevice tool you should try to clean > any dust accumulation. If the problem is resulting from overheating, > you could reboot as soon as the noise starts and go into the bios > setup. Some setup programs will show the voltages and or temperatures > of various components. Although heat could perhaps cause the fan (s) > or even the hard drive to start making noise it seems unlikely that > this would happen without some serious performance degradation.. > > Jim > > > > > > > I have removed everything that I had installed in the order that I > > installed them. No help. I ran Registry Mechanic and again, no help. I > > have run spyware and anti virus but they find nothing. > > > > Any thoughts? If you need more info, ask. > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ------------------ -- > > ~--> > > Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the > > Sweet Life. > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/67folB/TM > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > ~-> > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, > > please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please > > do not post personal issues directly to the group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to A-1- Computer_Tech- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
