Your thoughts on this "grating" sound from a PC

[usual_suspect]

This machine I built about 6 months ago for a friend. He says when he turns it on it makes a loud sound like maybe the PS fan is hitting on something. It goes away after about 5min.


Since the only moving parts are fans and the hard drives I guess that narrows it down.

I just wanted some feedback before I head over there. He says the sound is very noticable. Could a HD make that much noise if it was dying? Both drives are IBM, 10GB.



The case is an Aopen KF45A 300W.

 

[RoboTECH]

what kinda video card?

 

[usual_suspect]

ATI all in wonder PCI, but um, how could a video card make a noise?

 

[SmiZ]

I would check the heat sink fan first(if the heat sink has a fan). I had a very similar problem on a relatively new system about a month ago. I heard the same type of noise you're describing, but it wasn't continuous. It would stop and start at any time. I eventually took the case off and stopped the fan with my finger. It was deffinately the fan. Got a new one the next day, installed, and everything's smooth again.

 

[usual_suspect]

thanks smiz, I'll check that out. It has a socket 7 AMD k62-500 with an after-market hs/fan.