More likely its a crappy fan motor with a shaft buzzing inside its bushings. -------------------------------------- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org
"Ames Matthew B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/02/2008 08:28:58 AM: > Could it be the exploding capacity issue again? Although I would > have thought it would have applied to PCs older than a couple of > years - more around the 3-4 year age (if not older?) The ones I > have seem generally fail to power up at all. > > Cheers, > Matt > > From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 September 2008 14:14 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Weird issue with older Dell PCs > Hi Folks: > > We see an odd issue here with some of our Dell Optiplex machines, > and one Dell Dimension. Most of these units are two years old or > older. What happens is that the user turns on the machine, the fan > goes into overdrive, (sounds like a 1U server starting), and then > nothing. The user turns the PC off, waits 30 seconds or so, then > can usually turn it on successfully. This is periodic on these > problem PCs. These are GX260 and GX280 units mostly. I think the > Dimension is a 4400 or similar. We haven't been able to determine > the cause. Firmware is current, diagnostics run clean, too. > Whatever it is the newer units don't seen to have this problem (yet). > > Suggestions? > > Tom > > > Tom Miller > Engineer, Information Technology > Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board > 757-788-0528 > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, > is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain > confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, > use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy all copies of the original message. > > > > The information contained in this E-Mail and any subsequent > correspondence is private and is intended solely for the intended > recipient(s). The information in this communication may be > confidential and/or legally privileged. Nothing in this e-mail is > intended to conclude a contract on behalf of QinetiQ or make QinetiQ > subject to any other legally binding commitments, unless the e-mail > contains an express statement to the contrary or incorporates a > formal Purchase Order. > For those other than the recipient any disclosure, copying, > distribution, or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance > on such information is prohibited and may be unlawful. > Emails and other electronic communication with QinetiQ may be > monitored and recorded for business purposes including security, audit > and archival purposes. Any response to this email indicates consent > to this. > Telephone calls to QinetiQ may be monitored or recorded for quality > control, security and other business purposes. > QinetiQ Limited > Registered in England & Wales: Company Number:3796233 > Registered office: 85 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6PD, United Kingdom > Trading address: Cody Technology Park, Cody Building, Ively Road, > Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0LX, United Kingdom > http://www.QinetiQ.com/home/legal.html > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
