Try stopping the fan either by unplugging it or physically stopping it, thats a quick and easy way to tell.
On Dec 31 2008, 2:53 pm, Senin <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. I am copying everything. How can you tell if its the > harddrive or the fan? Is it better to get something like this > repaired or just buy a new one? > > On Dec 31, 12:01 pm, Coalwater <[email protected]> wrote: > > > are you sure its the hard drive,not a bad fan for example ? if it > > really is I'd advice you to copy your important data some where else > > just in case, you dont want to suddenly find you're hard disk dead and > > all your work gone, happened to me before and i know how bad that is > > > On Dec 31, 4:10 am, Senin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have a Dell 5150. Recently, out of the blue, my computer has been > > > making a loud whining noise. It started suddenly. And it keeps on. > > > Every once in a while it will stop for maybe an hour. Then it will > > > come back. Any suggestions? > > > Anything I should check? Any software programs that may lead to what > > > the problem is?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Computer Tech Support" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
