I think I have comp troubles?

[Jing]

There's a higher pitched fan-buzz sound coming from my computer.... and I know I didn't hear it before... I'm not sure what's making that sound.

???

And also my monitor keeps "blinking"... kind of like a self de-gauss. It makes a lot of click-static-click-static noises when i turn it off too (rather than just one).

Is my monitor dying? what's with that other sound from the computer too??

[osirus]

Not sure about the monitor but the sound in your comp might be a fan in your comp, when my processor fan was going out it made a high pitch fan buzz noise.

[Rooster]

Jing, the monitor thing.. yes, it's dying. That's exactly what mine did. KDS replaced it no charge (I just had to ship them mine after they sent me a new one).

As for the whine, you need to try and narrow it down to a specific fan inside.

[]LoL[Harm]

Yeah, for the fan it could be as simple as a wire hitting the blades. But more than likely the bearings are wearing out or warped (heat will warp them, so if your computer runs hot theres a higher chance of warping your bearings and causing fan failures)

[Dape]

Jing take the cover off and look. Also it could be the power supply. A fan or transformer in power supply can make that noise.
Or maybe it's telling u to stop using the cd tray as a beer holder.

[Rooster]

stop using the cd tray as a beer holder.Why do you think I have 3 CD rom drives? (DVD, CD-R, SCSI CD) MORE BEER!! :hump:

[Jing]

lmao...

I have a Viewsonic GS771... It's got to be like, 3 years old at least... but not mroe than 4. Should i bitch to them or something?

As for the fan, it stopped making that sound... i guess it only does it sometimes? Is it like, a critical thing to replace? I've never run into that sort of problem... I've had this comp for a little over a year now

thanks in advance guys =)

[Morety]

imo a fan is cheap to replace, but it keeps your system from overheating and some potentially serious damage.

I put a slot fan just below my videocard just to make sure it's cooled off.

[Boom]

The fan on my 450mhz was making a bad noise at one point. I took it off, took it apart, put WD-40 on the moving parts, put everything back together, and it was good to go.

[Canidae]

Why do you think I have 3 CD rom drives? (DVD, CD-R, SCSI CD) MORE BEER!!

But we decided that Ali didn't need as much beer so we took one of her drives out. (She had two drives) Now she has a trash can hole instead! :fuct: :cheese:

[Dape]

If the fan has stopped making that noise is it still turning or did it give up?
Not always good to have a fan stop making noise.
Thanks to roo i now have 2 beer holders but when i use top one it keeps knocking off my beer in bottom one.
:cheese:

[Jing]

you know, i never bothered to check...

Also, what is a good monitor to get?

[Rooster]

Any Trinitron tube will do.

I like KDS's warranty setup.

Viewsonic has a good rep.

Do not buy a Magtronic.

[spyder913]

Or a sorny or magnetbox..

i have a nokia, and it kicks ass, but they were bought out by viewsonic