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Need Help ! Grinding sound come out from CPU

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sndp6783 Original post #1
Dec 17, 2012 at 12:59 PM
hello everybody !

Pc Configuration :
processor - core i5, ram - 4gb, os- win7

Problem:
whenever I turn on my desktop pc, it sounds like a MIXER & GRINDER machine. this sound come out from the Cabinet area. as I am new to computer world I am unable to detect what is the actual problem. whether my hard-disk is going to crash or what? what should I do now?:-(

please help me by giving me the proper sollution to fix it and thanks in advanced.
z3rO
z3rO #2
Dec 17, 2012 at 3:28 PM
Here is the answer you seek. And welcome to the TDF.
doomgiver
doomgiver #3
Dec 17, 2012 at 5:43 PM
where is the noise coming from? the hard disk area or cpu area?

some fan may be touching a wire or something, making the noise/
harshilsharma63
harshilsharma63 #4
Dec 17, 2012 at 7:21 PM
doomgiver said:
where is the noise coming from? the hard disk area or cpu area?

some fan may be touching a wire or something, making the noise/
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adding to the possibilities: loose cpu cooler screws,

whenever I turn on my desktop pc, it sounds like a MIXER & GRINDER machine. this sound come out from the Cabinet area. as I am new to computer world I am unable to detect what is the actual problem. whether my hard-disk is going to crash or what? what should I do now?
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try running the pc with the side panel removed and try again to locate the source of the sound.
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sndp6783 #5
Dec 25, 2012 at 12:14 PM
doomgiver said:
where is the noise coming from? the hard disk area or cpu area?

some fan may be touching a wire or something, making the noise/
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thank you for your valuable suggestion.
the sound came out from SMPS's Fan.
doomgiver
doomgiver #6
Dec 25, 2012 at 2:21 PM
cheers!!!

that particular sound (of a wire hitting a fan), is INSANELY scary. once, i nearly dropped the side metal window onto my feet due to this (i was removing it, while pc was running, and the edge touched a wire, which touched the fan). i was scared shitless.
harshilsharma63
harshilsharma63 #7
Dec 25, 2012 at 3:27 PM
doomgiver said:
that particular sound (of a wire hitting a fan), is INSANELY scary. once, i nearly dropped the side metal window onto my feet due to this (i was removing it, while pc was running, and the edge touched a wire, which touched the fan). i was scared shitless.
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Ha ha :p