Sounds like a jet taking off. I was on the phone with a client and she was like, "What IS that???" It also pegs out a lot.

This hard drive is less than a year old - any ideas what it might be?

Quit cruising the porn sites.

Sounds like a jet taking off. I was on the phone with a client and she was like, "What IS that???" It also pegs out a lot.

This hard drive is less than a year old - any ideas what it might be?

The fan...

Sounds like a jet taking off. I was on the phone with a client and she was like, "What IS that???" It also pegs out a lot.

This hard drive is less than a year old - any ideas what it might be?

Is it made by Airbus?

Ours is loud too. So is my coworkers. :shrug:

Sounds like a jet taking off. I was on the phone with a client and she was like, "What IS that???" It also pegs out a lot.

This hard drive is less than a year old - any ideas what it might be?

Mine will sound like that when MacAfee is doing a scan...sometimes.

Turn the radio up. That'll fix it.

Turn the radio up. That'll fix it.

:lmao:

:lmao:

:shrug: Works on the car.

Sounds like a jet taking off. I was on the phone with a client and she was like, "What IS that???" It also pegs out a lot.

This hard drive is less than a year old - any ideas what it might be?

hard drives, especially the newer ones, aren't that loud, even when going full out.

I'd guess that either it's a VERY loud (probably caked with dust) fan, or your CD/DVD drive is spinning up. You can easily replace a fan if you want with a quieter one, or just open the case and blow all the dust out of it, making your fan more efficient and not running as often or as hard. your CPU should have small cooling fins on it, topped with a fan. Get a can of compreseed air and blow all the dust out of the box paying close attention to the CPU and the cooling fins/ fan. Also check the air inlets on the back of the Box, make sure they aren't jammed up with dust.

hard drives, especially the newer ones, aren't that loud, even when going full out.

I'd guess that either it's a VERY loud (probably caked with dust) fan, or your CD/DVD drive is spinning up. You can easily replace a fan if you want with a quieter one, or just open the case and blow all the dust out of it, making your fan more efficient and not running as often or as hard. your CPU should have small cooling fins on it, topped with a fan. Get a can of compreseed air and blow all the dust out of the box paying close attention to the CPU and the cooling fins/ fan. Also check the air inlets on the back of the Box, make sure they aren't jammed up with dust.

Thanks - I'll check that. It doesn't do it all the time, it's more of a revving up, then gets quiet, then revs up again.

Thanks - I'll check that. It doesn't do it all the time, it's more of a revving up, then gets quiet, then revs up again.

Without physically looking into the box or hearing the sound, my guess would be dust.. and overworked cooling fans.

Thanks - I'll check that. It doesn't do it all the time, it's more of a revving up, then gets quiet, then revs up again.

That sounds like a CD. Got something in the drive? If not, it's more than likely one of the fans. Many fans are now speed controlled depending on the temperature in the case, so you get a rev up and slow down noise.

That sounds like a CD. Got something in the drive?

Nope, but that's exactly what it sounded like.

Note the past tense - Bob was right. The vents were crudded up, so I popped the case and gave it a cleaning. So quiet now!

Thanks, Bob!

It's all the smoke and nicotine gunking up your fans.

It's all the smoke and nicotine gunking up your fans.

More so the cat hair. :lol:

Nope, but that's exactly what it sounded like.

Note the past tense - Bob was right. The vents were crudded up, so I popped the case and gave it a cleaning. So quiet now!

Thanks, Bob!

Welcome! :buddies:

More so the cat hair. :lol:

That's exactly what it was :lmao:

Hopefully you don't have your tower on the floor. I just found out that is a big no no. I put mine on top of the desk now and not nearly as much dust and cat hair get in it. Who knew? :shrug:

Hopefully you don't have your tower on the floor. I just found out that is a big no no. I put mine on top of the desk now and not nearly as much dust and cat hair get in it. Who knew? :shrug:

I knew. :howdy:
It gets even worse if you have cats or dogs.

Lee's computer is super loud! He say's it's his mega masive video card.... I dunno.

Hopefully you don't have your tower on the floor. I just found out that is a big no no. I put mine on top of the desk now and not nearly as much dust and cat hair get in it. Who knew? :shrug:

Well, you know Mouse, my computer is on my desk. So is my cat.

Waddaya gonna do? :shrug:

panty hose

Take panty hose and stretch them over the back of the computer to keep hair and dust out

Well, you know Mouse, my computer is on my desk. So is my cat.

Waddaya gonna do? :shrug:

Shave your um...

Cat? :shrug:

Yea its bad how long people let their PCs go without cleaning them out. I know after working on a few pcs that even after a month or so it gets clogged right up if its on the floor. My is up on a cabinet now. Its alot easier to clean the radiators now :)

......Bob was right.....

Thanks, Bob!Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime moment, I felt a need to capture it for posterity. :biggrin:

Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime moment, I felt a need to capture it for posterity. :biggrin:

:lmao: :huggy:

Lee's computer is super loud! He say's it's his mega masive video card.... I dunno.

Is he really hairy? It could be clogged with chest/back/boob hair. :shrug:

Nope, but that's exactly what it sounded like.

Note the past tense - Bob was right. The vents were crudded up, so I popped the case and gave it a cleaning. So quiet now!

Thanks, Bob!

Hopefully you don't have your tower on the floor. I just found out that is a big no no. I put mine on top of the desk now and not nearly as much dust and cat hair get in it. Who knew? :shrug:

We see this all the time...

If it sits directly on the ground, try to elevate it up on a stand or preferably on top of the desk.

Sitting on the ground will suck dust-bunnies right in and blow them over the components acting like an insulator keeping heat on the components... the computer asks for more cooling and the fans run to high heaven trying to cool it down. Or, it will clog the fan and you will have the problem you had.

Quarterly, open it up and blow it out... it is a pain in the azz, but well worth it to save headaches down the road.

We see this all the time...

try to elevate it


"ELEVATE ME!" Young Frankenstein....

Thanks - I'll check that. It doesn't do it all the time, it's more of a revving up, then gets quiet, then revs up again.



yeah it does that when working harder .... then slows down again

Dells are good for this.

:coffee:

Quarterly, open it up and blow it out... it is a pain in the azz, but well worth it to save headaches down the road.

Takes like 10 minutes and could save you from buying a new component or whole PC

Loud computers save lives!

Loud computers save lives!

I knew what to expect when I saw you had posted in this thread... you didn't disappoint...:roflmao:

I knew what to expect when I saw you had posted in this thread... you didn't disappoint...:roflmao:

:couldnotresisttheurge:

Loud computers save lives!

Do they make mufflers for computers ? :confused:

I blew my out last night. I had no idea that there was that much dust inside. I guess I should not have waited 2 years.

Loud computers save lives!

Loud computer could catch on fire and very well kill you :whistle:

Do they make mufflers for computers ? :confused:

Nope - but you knock the baffles out and go with straight pipes, then it becomes a different beast!

Sounds like a jet taking off. I was on the phone with a client and she was like, "What IS that???" It also pegs out a lot.

This hard drive is less than a year old - any ideas what it might be?

Like mother, like computer? :killingme

Like mother, like computer? :killingme

:snort: Because of comments like this is why! :lol:

Sounds like a jet taking off. I was on the phone with a client and she was like, "What IS that???" It also pegs out a lot.

This hard drive is less than a year old - any ideas what it might be?

If your computer is an Emachines... get used to it!

or buy another CPU.

Remove cover and use an old paint brush to clean fan blades well. Also, be sure to end process of programs you don't know are running in the background and keep computers files clean on a regular basis, delete everything you don't need and clean temps, and cache often. The more junk you have running on your computer, the louder it's gonna get. Also, check to see if you have a fan speed control software setting.

But to sum this up, clean the fan on the mother chip!

Thanks, Dodgem