Is it a bad sign if
- Thread starter Ms3r4ISU
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Yes, but they're soft. Also, it does finish booting up, and runs fine. It's just those little noises at the beginning that worry me.
2 things I would do, Backup anything you can't lose, while it is still running, then go to accessories and then command prompt
and type this in. chkdsk /r Should schedule a disk check repair on the next bootup.
The clicks usually indicate worn mechanics on the hard drive, but also could be just some bad sectors, if a check disk doesn't fix it, I would get ready to have you hard drive replaced in the near future, best to back up files, and email, before it fails to boot.
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Well, as far as I know, the only moving parts in a computer are the hard drive, the fans and the CD/DVD drives. What I would do is to check how much dust is on the fans, as this could potentially cause noise during the startup testing done by the computer. If there is a lot of dust and you know how to, you might try taking the fan off of the computer and blowing the dust out of it. I would also try starting up without anything in the CD drives. If neither of these works, then I would have to agree with CloneAggie about calling a professional.
could be a fan going out too, hard to tell but usually its the hard drive or a fan that would be causing that. might not be a bad thing to check your event log for disk errors too
If it has been sitting for a long while without being cleaned, it could be your fan is gummed up. Unplug it and open it up. Check the fan for dust and grime.
My money would be on a hard drive, though. Back up everything and run diagnostics (as mentioned earlier).
Mine makes similar noises, but theyre coming from the power supply fans, so Id give those a quick look too. Occasionally wires in my PC brush up against them and give little chirps. Just a thought.
