Re: Harddisc whining noise

In article <57562ecd4d.Spamfree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Alex Cessford <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Five days ago, on powering up my Kinetic RiscPC, I got this whining
> sound, with the pitch dropping down before stopping altogether. It
> lasts until a few seconds after full boot-up has been perfectly
> normally completed then stops, never to be heard again all the while
> I'm using the machine, until next time I switch it on.

It sounds like the fan in the power supply needs a clean and oil.

Clean away all the dust round the fan and, after lifting the paper seal,
put a drop of light oil onto the bearing.

Should last another ten years after that :-)

Cheers,

Ray D

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