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jamal
01-29-2003, 10:44 AM
Hi Guys,
I need your help to suggest something to me.
I mean what the next step that I should take.
My pc makes strange noises. The noise sounds
like my pc is forcing itself to respond to
any command I issue. I mean when I run a program
or browse.
Please tell me
thanks
god Bless You

YODA74
01-29-2003, 11:00 AM
Is it emitting from the Harddrive?? Kind of hard to diagnos a sound when we can't hear it :rolleyes:

Is it making a ticking sound?
Is the PC freezing up?
does it boot ok?
does it shut down ok?
How old is it?
What type?
Starting to sound like a car dealership now. let us know some specs

jamal
01-29-2003, 11:10 AM
In reply to your questions:
1.yes it makes a ticking sound.
2.yes it freezes up frequently.
3.not always boot ok. Sometimes it never complete the booting process.
4.No it does not short down ok.Sometimes I need to switch off from the socket.
5.It is one year old 6 months old.
6.Intell Pentium III
128 RAM
20GB
983MHz
THanks

Alejandro
01-29-2003, 12:51 PM
I would try running Scandisk with surface scan enabled (or Norton Disk Doctor) as this sounds like hard disk problems...if it doesn't come up with anything i'd try the HD manufacturer's testing utility.