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I read (in this newsgroup) about a simple way to determine which case fan is
the noisy one: Use a ballpoint pen cap.
The caps on many brands of cheap ballpoint pens have a piece of plastic that
extends about one inch from the cap. If you're careful, you can stick this
plastic through the back of the computer case to stop each fan from turning.
Using this elegant method, I was able to determine that the fan in my power
supply is noisy. Sometimes. But that's another story.
To see if your hard disk is noisy, open the case and unplug its power cable.
(Be careful - those Mylex plugs are in tightly.) Now restart your computer.
To be on the safe side, stick a bootable floppy in the floppy drive, so the
computer won't try to boot from the hard disk.
We've read about lots of other things that can cause vibration. For example,
the green plastic shroud that covers your processor has been known to
vibrate from the airflow inside the case. You may also have a screw loose
(inside your computer.)
--
Ted Zieglar
<William P.N. Smith> wrote in message
news:v75an0li419nf4evu1dfac4g0dirr6ohc3@4ax.com...
> "Tony Pacc" <tpacc@execpc.com> wrote:
> >What would happened if started my computer with nothing
> >connected,monitor,mouse,keyboard etc.,I have noisy vibration(fan)and it
> >would be easier if I could run it with the cover off to pinpoint where
it's
> >coming from.Would I screw up all my settings.Thanks
>
> I'd also disconnect the IDE cables from the hard disk(s) so it won't
> try to boot, but nothing bad will happen. It'll probably put up a
> screen (that you can't see) saying "Keyboard error, press F1 to
> continue" or something equally silly, but then it'll just sit there
> waiting for a response.
>
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