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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: RedBlue22 on February 02, 2008, 01:54:45 PM

Title: Fan sounds like it's catching
Post by: RedBlue22 on February 02, 2008, 01:54:45 PM

we have a semi new HP PC m7350n
and it sounds like one of the fans is catching on something
but it only happens whenever something is trying to load.
a couple days ago it was cleaned out,
and dust free
it still makes the sound even when the fans are stopped manually

Title: Re: Fan sounds like it's catching
Post by: homer on February 02, 2008, 01:57:59 PM

could it be the harddrive?

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whenever something is trying to load.

does it make this sound at startup?

Title: Re: Fan sounds like it's catching
Post by: RedBlue22 on February 02, 2008, 02:03:39 PM

Yes every time
and sometimes it stops while on
others it just starts out of nowhere
i can only see three fans
but i have no clue whether or not it
could be a fan i can't see making the sound

Title: Re: Fan sounds like it's catching
Post by: soybean on February 02, 2008, 02:07:27 PM

What are the three fans?  A CPU fan and two case fans, or what?  If you have two case fans, I suggest disconnecting one at a time, or both at the same time, and then start your computer and see whether the noise occurs or not.

Title: Re: Fan sounds like it's catching
Post by: RedBlue22 on February 02, 2008, 02:09:33 PM

Yeah
we already checked by stopping the fans
disconnectiong them and so on
and the only other thing i could think of
would be the Harddrive
but it sounds exactly like a fan catching

Title: Re: Fan sounds like it's catching
Post by: homer on February 02, 2008, 02:15:17 PM

if it makes the sound at startup, simply remove the harddrive and see if the sound continues or not.

Title: Re: Fan sounds like it's catching
Post by: RedBlue22 on February 02, 2008, 02:17:24 PM

Alright
and if it is the harddrive
i would need to take it in and get it fixed?
or would it be better just to buy a new one

Title: Re: Fan sounds like it's catching
Post by: homer on February 02, 2008, 02:18:33 PM

if it is the harddrive its best if you buy a new one, you want to make sure its the same interface though. (SATA or IDE)

Title: Re: Fan sounds like it's catching
Post by: RedBlue22 on February 02, 2008, 02:27:24 PM

Yeah thats what i was guessing
thanks for the help
ill reply right away if its the Harddrive

Title: Re: Fan sounds like it's catching
Post by: RedBlue22 on February 03, 2008, 12:04:04 PM

We took it apart
and found out
its the fan that is on our video card
and
nowhere we found
online or off
that sells the type we need
so anybody know where the best place
to buy a new videocard would be
and what type for our computer

Title: Re: Fan sounds like it's catching
Post by: homer on February 04, 2008, 04:20:59 PM

what make/model is your video card?

Title: Re: Fan sounds like it's catching
Post by: patio on February 05, 2008, 09:30:25 AM

A computer repair shop would be the best place to match up a replacement fan...take the card with you.
I have a MicroCenter nearby and they stock upwards of 40 different makes/models of fans.