Strange sounds while my HP 6545c is off

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Nope, I never heard of this, but it is indeed possible. How about a cheap
solution and just throw it on a power strip and switch it off from the
strip?


Cheers!


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Bill (using a HP Pavilion 8655c & Windows 2000)
-- written and edited within Word 2000



On 8 Apr 2004 21:59:49 -0700, slento@temple.edu (not_a_pipe) wrote:

> Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this? My 4 and a half
> year old hp 6545c (windows 98SE) has recently started making strange
> sounds in the middle of the night while it is off (not in standby or
> suspend). The fan comes on, the LEDs light up, it puts out a static
> or popping sound over the speakers, the cd drive spins, and sometimes
> it sounds like the hard drive is spinning. The only ways I have been
> able to stop the noises is by turning the computer on, or pulling the
> plug. Has anyone heard of this happening? Is my computer haunted?

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Or power supply... Ben Myers

On Fri, 09 Apr 2004 08:40:58 GMT, "aussieblu" <zaussiblu@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

>Sounds like a faulty power supply switch.
>
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>Regards
>Blue
>
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"Warren Block" <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote in message
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> not_a_pipe <slento@temple.edu> wrote:
> > Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this? My 4 and a half
> > year old hp 6545c (windows 98SE) has recently started making strange
> > sounds in the middle of the night while it is off (not in standby or
> > suspend). The fan comes on, the LEDs light up, it puts out a static
> > or popping sound over the speakers, the cd drive spins, and sometimes
> > it sounds like the hard drive is spinning.
>
> Like it does when you first turn it on, right? Go into the BIOS and
> make sure it's not set to boot from the network. It may be seeing
> traffic from your cable modem that's waking it up. This is also a
> security concern.
>
> --
> Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA

Yes, you need to disable the "wake on (LAN, USB, whatever) options in the
BIOS. You most likely have been hacked, also. Good luck.

E-vil