Re: Screeching noise

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:05:07 +0100, housetrained rearranged some electrons
to say:

My son's computer sporadically emits a screeching noise that goes on for
varying periods. It is not apparently overheating and sounds as if it is
coming from the processor area but cannot be sure. He thinks it is some
alarm. Anyone got any clues?

It's probably a fan. When you hear the noise, try to slow down the fans,
and see if the noise changes.
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