xbox making odd noises?

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Well my xbox has started to make some odd high pitch noises. It seems to be
from the hard drive? The sound doesnt go away when you open or close the dvd
tray.
Its either the hard drive or the fan.

So should i take it to be serviced (not sure where). or just play it till it
breaks. The noise is pretty load and annoying.

 

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"nissans rule" <lpage@ev1.net> wrote in message
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> Well my xbox has started to make some odd high pitch noises. It seems to
> be from the hard drive? The sound doesnt go away when you open or close
> the dvd tray.
> Its either the hard drive or the fan.
>
> So should i take it to be serviced (not sure where). or just play it till
> it breaks. The noise is pretty load and annoying.
Yep, ours gets noisy like that from time to time. DH said that we'll just
play this one into the ground until it dies then get the newer version
that's coming out.

 

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"nissans rule" wrote in message
> Well my xbox has started to make some odd high pitch noises. It seems to
be
> from the hard drive? The sound doesnt go away when you open or close the
dvd
> tray.
> Its either the hard drive or the fan.
>
> So should i take it to be serviced (not sure where). or just play it till
it
> breaks. The noise is pretty load and annoying.

Probably just the fan running dry. Open 'er up (torx 10/20 req) and
see/hear. The fan shaft most likely just needs a little cleaning and
lubrication. If it can't be salvaged, replacement fans are under $10.

Cheers,
-E

 

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Sounds like its type to operate. I will open the xbox up and see if i can
find the noise. And if its the cpu fan i will lube it.. thanks for the info
"nissans rule" <lpage@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:11c36ggd4joom2e@corp.supernews.com...
> Well my xbox has started to make some odd high pitch noises. It seems to
> be from the hard drive? The sound doesnt go away when you open or close
> the dvd tray.
> Its either the hard drive or the fan.
>
> So should i take it to be serviced (not sure where). or just play it till
> it breaks. The noise is pretty load and annoying.
>

 

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or just stick a small screwdriver in the blades (only to stop them rotating)
on the fan on the back of the unit, then power up and if the noise still
remains then you know it's not the main case fan.


"nissans rule" <lpage@ev1.net> wrote in message
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> Sounds like its type to operate. I will open the xbox up and see if i can
> find the noise. And if its the cpu fan i will lube it.. thanks for the
> info
> "nissans rule" <lpage@ev1.net> wrote in message
> news:11c36ggd4joom2e@corp.supernews.com...
>> Well my xbox has started to make some odd high pitch noises. It seems to
>> be from the hard drive? The sound doesnt go away when you open or close
>> the dvd tray.
>> Its either the hard drive or the fan.
>>
>> So should i take it to be serviced (not sure where). or just play it till
>> it breaks. The noise is pretty load and annoying.
>>
>
>

 

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Sith LordHood wrote:
> or just stick a small screwdriver in the blades (only to stop them rotating)
> on the fan on the back of the unit, then power up and if the noise still
> remains then you know it's not the main case fan.
>
>
> "nissans rule" <lpage@ev1.net> wrote in message
> news:11c5oihact33ja5@corp.supernews.com...
>
>>Sounds like its type to operate. I will open the xbox up and see if i can
>>find the noise. And if its the cpu fan i will lube it.. thanks for the
>>info
>>"nissans rule" <lpage@ev1.net> wrote in message
>>news:11c36ggd4joom2e@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>>>Well my xbox has started to make some odd high pitch noises. It seems to
>>>be from the hard drive? The sound doesnt go away when you open or close
>>>the dvd tray.
>>>Its either the hard drive or the fan.
>>>
>>>So should i take it to be serviced (not sure where). or just play it till
>>>it breaks. The noise is pretty load and annoying.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
if it were a Western Digital in there and a really high pitched whine,
it'd most likely be the bearings. (I really hate WD drives). But since
its a Seagate, I don't think that's the case (FDB). Although If I
remember correctly, the Seagate stock that I took out (a LONG time ago)
wasn't the quietest. In any case, like the other gentlemen stated, it
could be fan acoustics. One of the two.