An off-list buddy just got a Dell laptop that has a similar symptom, and he said that this particular model is notorious for eating fans.
It sounds like its a likely culprit in this case, too... and a lot easier and cheaper to fix, probably a D-I-Y job once you find the right replacement fan... --- Ray Strode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >1) Whirring sound (like a fan) when running which > >wasn't the case when things were fine and beautiful. > >The sound will sometimes kick into high gear and that > >is the system's signal that it is about to crash. > > > If a walks like a duck.... :-) It probably is a fan. > <snip> > This definitaley sounds like your CPU is overheating. > > I agree with Mike. Your fan is probably bad, or possibly some wire > or > something > is block it from spinning properly (either could make your fan > noisey). > > If i were you i would open the case up and see if anything is > blocking > the fan.... > If so, unblock the fan. > > If nothing is blocking the fan then pull the fan off and replace > it. > You may wanna > pull the fan off anyway to clear any dust bunnies that have built > up > (canned > air works well). > > --Ray __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com
