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Main Forum => Everything Else => Topic started by: chris635 on September 18, 2012, 01:51:19 pm
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Hey Shane
On occasion my system gets a hum to it (Sounds electrical). How do I perform a hardware check? I'm using windows 7 64 bit home premium on an hp machine that I loaded windows 7 on.
Chris
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Does the hum happen as your using the system more?
Reason I ask is a lot of times the cpu fan is set to auto and will pick up speed as the cpu temp rises. Which of course will give a louder humming noise.
Next time it happens take the side of the case off and see if you can pin point where the hum is coming from. :wink:
Shane
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Sounds like an electrical buzz coming from the hard drive vicinity. Ram is right behind it, so I did perform the windows ram check. It's definitely not the cpu fan. It will happen idle or while I'm using it. I pulled the computer apart and cleaned it inside, so far no electrical buzzing. I don't know if unplugging it and hitting the power button to completely discharge it for cleaning helped yet. Guess I'll have to give it some time and see.
Chris
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unplugging it and hitting the power button to completely discharge it for cleaning helped yet.
That will help :-)
Shane
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I already took the side case just to make sure something wasn't overheating.
Chris
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Speaking of side case. I was thinking about leaving the side case off permanently (for cooling purposes). Whats your take on that?
Chris
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Depends on the case.
My case my temps go up when the side is off. This is because I have a 120mm fan blowing in on the front and a 120mm fan blowing out on the back. So I have a good air flow.
If your case doesnt have good air flow then having the side off will help more. :wink:
Shane
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What are you using to check temperatures?
Chris
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My system is one I built. My motherboard has software to read the temps.
Shane
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Any software you would recommend for it?
Chris
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Not that I know of. The software I use is made by the motherboard mfg.
Shane
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Okay thanks.
Chris