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Sound coming whenever I switch on the PC. Fan problem?

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/sound-coming-whenever-i-switch-on-the-pc-fan-problem.148387/

ajayritik
ajayritik Original post #1
Nov 5, 2011 at 5:21 PM
Since yesterday I found that whenever I switch on the PC I'm getting a strange sound as if some motor is running. This is not effecting the way PC is running etc. I was wondering if this is problem with fan etc.

any troubleshooting you will suggest!
mithun_mrg
mithun_mrg #2
Nov 5, 2011 at 5:51 PM
se if there is any cd/dvd in the optical drive if yes then remove it if the sound is coming just when u switch on the pc & disappears when windows is loaded then it is ok
CA50
CA50 #3
Nov 5, 2011 at 6:23 PM
Its seems like one of the fan inside your system is having problem. Open the cabby and check if some wire(s) is touching the fan blade.

Remove the cabby cover and start the system, check which fan is making the noise.

Also check the ODD as mithun_mrg have said
d6bmg
d6bmg #4
Nov 5, 2011 at 7:27 PM
mithun_mrg said:
se if there is any cd/dvd in the optical drive if yes then remove it if the sound is coming just when u switch on the pc & disappears when windows is loaded then it is ok
Click to expand...

Not many people forget a simple fact about DVD drive. :p

On a serious note, open cabinet & check the fans carefully..
ajayritik
ajayritik #5
Nov 5, 2011 at 10:39 PM
Maybe it was the fan. Now I don't seem to get that sound.
CA50
CA50 #6
Nov 5, 2011 at 10:47 PM
Better check the system, failing fans might make that noise and failing fans may be dangerous to your system
asingh
asingh #7
Nov 6, 2011 at 7:01 PM
Something stuck in a fan blade.
JojoTheDragon
JojoTheDragon #8
Nov 6, 2011 at 11:16 PM
As said by others, you better open your cabby and check your fan(s). Try opening your cabby's side and
detecting exactly from where the noise is coming.

And in any case, cleaning your cabby atleast once in a month is necessary to maintain your PC.
Zangetsu
Zangetsu #9
Nov 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM
@ajayritik: I hope u have cleaned your system.use speed fan to check the fan speed & temp
ajayritik
ajayritik #10
Nov 7, 2011 at 11:22 AM
mithun_mrg said:
se if there is any cd/dvd in the optical drive if yes then remove it if the sound is coming just when u switch on the pc & disappears when windows is loaded then it is ok
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No Mithun there wasn't any cd/dvd in the drive.

CA50 said:
Its seems like one of the fan inside your system is having problem. Open the cabby and check if some wire(s) is touching the fan blade.

Remove the cabby cover and start the system, check which fan is making the noise.
Click to expand...

Zangetsu said:
@ajayritik: I hope u have cleaned your system.use speed fan to check the fan speed & temp
Click to expand...

With my cousin's help I was able to check where the problem was. I opened the cabinet yesterday and found one tiny piece inside the cabinet. I switched the PC on and tried to check from where the problem was coming. It looked like the problem was with the FAN in SMPS. My cousin suggested me to have the SMPS disconnected from motherboard and check and I found that it was indeed the SMPS Fan.

I hope will be able to fix it.

Thanks all for your suggestions.