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Screeming PC
Posted: 24 Oct 2006, 21:46
by Garry Russell
When I turn my PC on each day after boot up and within the first few minuets, touching the shift, control or windows key causes the machine to shriek. :shock:
Not a peep but a shriek a bit like a telephone about to ring.
The noise is from the tower not the speakers
It may be on other keys but not the alpha numeric
Pressing a few other keys it clears, then the machine behaves normally for the rest of the session no matter how long. :think:
Any ideas?
Posted: 24 Oct 2006, 23:03
by Rick Piper
Hi Garry
I had a similar thing and it was a cooling fan on my video card with a dry bearing.
Just take the cover off and use a drinking straw or small tube to find the source of the squeal.
Regards
Rick
Posted: 24 Oct 2006, 23:20
by Garry Russell
Hi Rick
It's only when I press or hold down those particular keys
Other keys are OK
Garry
Posted: 24 Oct 2006, 23:23
by Rick Piper
ah ok.
remove the PC speaker plug.
Can be a corrupted Bios or a locked in a loop dll file making the scream.
Most likely a dyeing PC speaker which i have removed from almost every PC i have built over the last 4 years at the same time as i dump the floppy drive. ;o)
Regards
Rick
Posted: 24 Oct 2006, 23:27
by Garry Russell
Hi Rick
Funny you should mention lock in a loop
I had a keyboard failure recently and I had that similar screem when a key jammed.
When I run AVG I get a strange message lately
Normally everthing report OK on the list but I have two odd entries
Kernel 32.dll and Shell 32.dll both come up as "Change" instead of OK
Garry
Posted: 25 Oct 2006, 09:28
by VEGAS
Maybe it needs a rest after all those recent repaints have perhaps caused a meltdown mate!
Posted: 25 Oct 2006, 10:18
by DaveB
You jest Eddie but there are, at the last count, some
twentyfive more he's done that have yet to be posted!! :shock: I bet his pc screams even when turned off as soon as it knows he's in the room!
ATB
DaveB :tab:
Posted: 25 Oct 2006, 10:29
by Garry Russell
Hmmmmmm
Such a high degree of technical expertise :roll:
Never fails to amaze me
BTW Dave anothe ten onto you count..'tis thirty four at the moment...I think
Posted: 25 Oct 2006, 15:03
by jonesey2k
My expert routine of finding the culprit is to stick my finger in each fan until the noise stops... and if its not a fan then I start worrying because its a hard drive!
Posted: 25 Oct 2006, 15:13
by Garry Russell
Hi Jonesey
It's only when I depress on the control, shift or windows key
Not when it actually strarts
If I hold one of those and press another the schreech goes up a note
Garry
