I have a HP Pavilon 516x with Windows XP. I forget the exact mHz and memory, but its around 800 or so and the memory is standard for that model and generation. It a little old, but it does what I need it to do.... that is until it makes a strange, hi-pitch squeeling noise inside of the tower and everything on the screen freezes in place. It's been doing this for quiet some time, as my brother as told me. He also suggested that it MIGHT be an inside cord problem (well, he said a way to 'temporary fix' it was to wiggle the inside cords around).
Is it a cord problem? Is it the CPU? And can it be fix on the cheap? I want to be able to write stories without it freezing in place!