Re: stopping hard drive whine
- From: Brian K <brianBLOG1951@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:23:13 -0400
On 9/27/2007 6:26 AM raylopez99 consulted a Magic 8 Ball and declared:
On Sep 27, 12:23 am, Brian K <brianBLOG1...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:You might want to check your Temp Mgmt settings in BIOS. On some BIOS critical temp auto shut down is the default giving you the option to set the trigger temp. On other systems it's disabled. I prefer to use a PC Health monitoring software. It puts the cpu temp as an icon in the Quick launch area. That way all I have to do is glance at the icon from time to time. Before the cpu gets too hot, the icon turns red and flashes with an optional audio alarm.
If the HDD stops dead sometimes and can only be reawakened with a
re-boot. You might want to take a look at your Power settings in
Windows or your BIOS. If you have Standby enabled, disable it. See if
that makes the problem go away. Check all Hard Drive settings in
Windows Control Panel >> Power Options and in BIOS. The HDD should be
set to "on all times" or "never sleep" depending on your system. With
these settings the HDD won't spin down unless you power down or power up.
When my HDD went south, there was a high pitched whine, constantly a
little louder than a mosquito. Before it finally crashed, there were
unexpected spin downs. Adjusting Power Options and HDD power settings
in my BIOS did not improve the matter. Lucky for me I had a backup. Because it crashed shortly there after.
What you describe, sounds more like you might have some hardware loose
(mounting screws - bolts) inside your case. Have you tried tightening
all your screws without over tightening them? Look for something loose
inside the case?
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Thanks Brian for the tips. I did have "hibernate" turned on (I
thought only for the monitor, but I'll turn it off--there's another
switch for HD that I turned off to keep the HD always on, but perhaps
the two switches conflict in WIndows XP).
As for the sound, I think it's either a loose screw, or it's the
graphics card fan. Since I'm using a cheap $40 video card, I've
ordered a newer video card and will tighten the screws. From another
thread I read that if your CPU fan fails, your BIOS will shut your
system down automatically--which is good, as I was afraid it was the
CPU fan, and I don't want to replace that sucker unless I have to, it
will take me 5 hours as nervous as I am with such a job. I've also
installed the software program "Motherboard Monitor 5" to monitor CPU
temperature, which seems OK.
Ah, PC maintenance, an evergoing battle.
RL
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