topic ANNOYING NOISE FROM PCV-RX202! in PCs & Accessories

ANNOYING NOISE FROM PCV-RX202!

jimhaddon — Thu, 13 Mar 2003 19:18:04 GMT

For some reason on my computer. recently, it has started making this strange sort of clicking sound. Before, you could move the computer a bit, and the sound would go off, but now its continually clicking. its REALLY annoying. it sorta sounds like something rattling. Can anyone help?
James....

ANNOYING NOISE FROM PCV-RX202!

kee-lo_ — Sat, 15 Mar 2003 21:19:55 GMT

James,

Try locating the sound, as its very hard to give you advice if we don't know with what we are dealing with.

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intradinkq — Sun, 16 Mar 2003 20:30:37 GMT

The main moving parts in a machine are either the fan or the hard disk. Sounds like one of them has either come a little loose or is dying. Only other thing I can think of is a loose cable interferring with the fan.

If you take the cover off (this may invalidate your warranty), you might be able to see the problem.

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iainjturner — Wed, 02 Apr 2003 18:02:01 GMT

It's most probably the hard drive. My RX1 emits a strange, barely audible 'squealing' noise whenever there is heavy hard disk activity. It's been doing this for a while now, so I've learnt to put up with it.

Unless, of course, there is something stuck in the system fan. I'd open the case with the computer running and see if there's anything immediately obvious going on. If the computer starts to overheat, it's most likely the fan.

Check the boxes

stevep-4 — Thu, 03 Apr 2003 00:07:54 GMT

If the RX202 is anything like the RX405, you will find that various parts such as the hard drive and power supply, are very easily removeable. Possibly one of these has come loose. (It may be ratling with natural harmonics with the fan.
Check if any cables are loose and that there are no ty-wraps poking into the fans. The ribbon cables are generally rather long, so maybe won of te spare plugs is baning on something.h

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Stephanius — Mon, 07 Apr 2003 13:30:03 GMT

With very hight probablity this is neither the CPU fan, nor the Harddisk, but the fan of the graphics card.

You can test this two ways:

1) open the side panel of the housing (release is on the top of the units back)
stop the graphics card fan by touching it gently with your finger in the flat middle.

2) while the unit is running and you hear the noise, assuming you have it upright, tilt the unit by 90 degrees, so it is resting on its side.

If the noise is gone, you have your culprit.

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VAIOspecialist — Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:46:22 GMT

To my experience in 9 out 10 cases its the CPU-fan that causes this kind of sound. Follow Stephanius advice and stop the CPU-fan the same way. (Of course only quite short, huh?)
If you can pinpoint it to that fan, normally cleaning it gently with a cloth etc. will do the job. Otherwise replacement might be neccesary. It's one of the parts that needs replacements or at least caretaking once every other year.

David

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stevep-4 — Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:10:28 GMT

Try using a volunteer to stick his finger in the fan to stop it......while you are busy listening......

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kee-lo_ — Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:12:29 GMT

Hehe, I don't see any voulanteers.....
If you like bloody fingers too............

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stevep-4 — Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:22:28 GMT

As an apprentice engineer, i was advised about what sort of holes to put my fingers in (no need to explain!!).

SteveP, all fingers intact.

Another idea would be to just unplug the fan and let it wind down itself, or unplug the fan before turning the computer on (even better and safer idea). If it is the fan that is causing the noise, it would most likely be a combination of out of balance (fan blades covered in dust or bogeys) or natural harmonics, so the noise may stop when the fan is running at a different speed.

Check if there are any obstacles in the way of the air flow, causing a side load on the fan bearings (e.g. ribbon cables).
in any case, new fans are pretty cheap these days.

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kee-lo_ — Thu, 10 Apr 2003 19:26:00 GMT

Yeah, new fans are cheap, and easily replaced, its not hassle at all - just take caution if its a CPU fan.

Also clean your fan for better performance. Dust can clog the ball bearing parts and make turning harder.

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VAIOspecialist — Fri, 11 Apr 2003 05:30:42 GMT

Hey guys,

what are you afraid of?
A CPU- or graphics-fan is not a metal blade! Take a look at the fan-design. In the center of the fan there is sort of a platform, where there is no danger at all putting your finger on gently and stopping the fan.

We are talking about a piece of plastic about 20g in weight. Even if you were to stick your finger into the blade itself, there would not be any blood dripping on the chassis...

So give it try, but do not think about unplugging the fan-power while the system is running - not a very smart idea!

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Stephanius — Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:55:25 GMT

The suspected part is the fan on the graphics card, and only in a upside down position.

You can not unplug it, but you can move the whole case so that the fan is vertical rather than upside down horizontal.

And for our brave fan-touchers and those hesitating:
The fan is plastic with a flat centerpiece. If you put the tip of your finger on the flat centerpiece you slow the fan to a stop, no need to touch the "blades".

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stevep-4 — Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:03:40 GMT

where would this world be with out the brave volunteers who risk all, just to help a fallen comrade!! One little gold star for Stephanius !!

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Ling — Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:19:04 GMT

As Stephanius rightly pointed out, it is most likely the graphics card as moving the monitor a little bit used to stop it - being attached to the graphics card it seems much more likely than any other fan.

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kee-lo_ — Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:33:24 GMT

Hey guys,

what are you afraid of?
A CPU- or graphics-fan is not a metal blade! Take a look at the fan-design. In the center of the fan there is sort of a platform, where there is no danger at all putting your finger on gently and stopping the fan.

We are talking about a piece of plastic about 20g in weight. Even if you were to stick your finger into the blade itself, there would not be any blood dripping on the chassis...


So give it try, but do not think about unplugging the fan-power while the system is running - not a very smart idea!

Thats where you're wrong - I cut myself on a GPU fan a while back, I know if you do it carefuly it won't hurt, but I learnt the hard way. Anyway, its not a good thing to promote here, you never know if there are children reading this, and they shouldn't attempt putting their fingers in the fan.

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Stephanius — Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:20:50 GMT

To solve the problem with your noisy PC, please hold it tight while you jump off a highway bridge.
You will not be able to notice the noise afterwards.

As I said, the alternative is tilting the unit.

Oh, and Kee-lo....this GPU fan is no fancy metal affair, it is just a little piece of black plastic, and it is more afraid of you than you fear it.

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kee-lo_ — Wed, 16 Apr 2003 12:32:43 GMT

ROFL
Love it

That deserves a Jackass experiment