My Hard Drive sounds like its a jet engine or theres a disk in the CD tray. The fan runs so loudly. Any ideas?
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Fan failure is quite common. Make sure it's just not a build up of dust first. Just do something before the CPU overheats and toasts your system. If you are still under warranty, and have on - site, tell them the fan is not blowing and they need to send someone out.\n\nIf it's not under warranty. Just replace the fan. It's pretty simple. If you don't know how, ask the person at your local TRUSTED office supply store to make a recommendation.\n\nIt's just a fan, don't let anyone give you a stupid price.
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I think everyone is right about the fan.\nI have a fan that is making noises.\nIt doesn't do it all the time.\nI leave my pc on all the time (another debate)\nbut sometimes it growls at me and sometimes it is quiet.\nIt think eventually I will have to replace it because I don't know if you can oil it.\n\nThe first link I give you below shows how to replace your computer fan yourself very cheap.\nThen I add some links to help see what to buy later.\nGood Luck\nSteffy
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Hard drive spinning\nCd/dvd drive when in operations\npower supply
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maybe it's haunted......no that's not it. check the ribbon cable and make sure it didn't come loose if that doesn't help, try getting a can of compressed air and with the tray open blow the air into the cd rom. if that doesn't help, you may have to replace it.
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is your disk drive d  a  cd burner?
625057
WHen you run the program, it is going through all the files in your whole computer, thats a lot of work. Your fan is probably heat controlled. WHen your CPU is working hard scanning, it is heating up so the fan comes on faster.
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Some hard drives are just loud, and there is always something for hard drives to do even when you think it shouldn't be writing.  However a loud hard drive often has a short life ahead; keep your valuable files backed up, be careful.
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You might be wary if it is coming from the hard drive. Unusual noises from the hard drive can be a sign that the drive is about to die. Backups, backups, BACKUPS!
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processors dont make noise\n1 fan \n2 hard drive\nmostlikely a fan is burning out they make a loud humming noise but still function when the bearing or bushing goes bad\nunplg puter open case and clean all dust out a bood hose type vac works good also get electrosafe spay and spray to remove remaining dust follow directions on can then replace cover and turn back on if prob still exists open back up and while running listen to the fan up close and c if that is it \ni really think it is a fan possibly clogged by dust or just wearing out
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Your fan sounds so loud, because it is having to spin faster than it used to, in order to provide adequate cooling for the CPU.  Most CPU fan for the last 3-4 are 'variable-speed' fans. Which simply means that the fan can be spun at more that just one speed.  The fan controler sends variable votage to the fan to alter the rotation speed.\n\nSo, you need to ask yourself, why is CPU getting hotter....?\nAs the other posters pointed-out, one reason could be that dust build-up inside your case, and or the cpu fan/heat sink will reduce the heat disipation of the air flowing around inside your tower.  When dust covers something, it acts like a blanket, and convection heat loss is markedly reduced. If you can elevate the tower off of the ground by say 4 to 5 inches or more, you can dramatically reduce the amout of dust that the tower will suck into itself.\n\nA more common occurenc that I'VE personnaly run into in my shop of late, is that a tower with multiple fans...has had one fail.  Many towers I see have 2 case fans and the power supply fan (many p/s have 2!) So when one of them fails, a system that WAS barely heard, suddenly becomes noticable.\nThe more fans total there are, the less impactful the loss of just one would be.  \n\nHOPE THIS HELPS !
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do a disc cleanup and check the temp files and that will do it
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is the fan on the power supply working? The ticking noise could be the hard drive...it may be failing.
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The grinding noises are indeed a sign that your hard drive is bad.  Generally, when it gets to this point, the hard drive stops functioning completely and you can't even load the operating system.\n\nI would recommend buying a replacement hard drive through Dell, as they will have a record of all the parts in your computer and will eadily be able to identify the correct part. First, however, make sure to verify whether or not your computer is under warranty.  If it's under warranty, Dell will send you another hard drive, requiring only that you return the original.  If the warranty is expired, the replacement cost will depend on the hard drive size, but shouldn't be more than $200-$300.  Laptop hard drives are plug and play, requiring no more than the removal of one screw, so the installation should be very easy.  Good luck!
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Did you check the fan? It may be getting overheated for some reason.
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Regarding your first problem, please check your PC is placed on a stable platform and is not tilted at all. Normally, the tilted platforms (tables, workstations etc.) cause increased noise of hard disk. Also, please ensure that the hard disk is mounted properly in the system i.e. it is fixed correctly and straight and is not installed with slant or tilt. If the noise if due to these problems, which are the common cause of noise then this problem would be solved. But of everything is OK and still the hard disk makes noise, then you can ignore it as it would be harmless and could be due to inherent architecture of the disk.\n\nRegarding your second problem, I think it would not be possible in Windows ‘98 to change the language of the Operating System. You would need to reinstall Windows for English language.
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Could be the cooling fan or the hard drive. Check both.
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normal. but if your computer is in an encoles space on most sides, it could be overheating. just move it out into a more open area. the noise should die down a bit. but it is normal. the buzzing means that all of the grears are moving properly.