unusual noise in tower at start-up> constant whirrring sound
goes away about 10 minutes later or switch off/on 3-4 times
runs fine during noise and after
Normal Fan sound during run
no error messages
have: AMD Athlon Processor 1 GHZ
30GB IDE ATA 66 5400 RPM Hard Drive
Sony CD-R/CD-RW 8X Write/4X Rewrite/32X Read
16X DVD Drive/32X Max CD-ROM Drive
PENTIUM 80MM CASE FAN
Systemax Micro ATX Case w/200 Watt Power Supply

Noises of that type are generally drives or fans

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Thanks for your reply.
Why do I need to search on google when "PC Guide.com" provides diverse
replies enough to decipher an answer.
Drives or fans...that narrows it down

Since this is a double post (probably a server error...) try to keep all fruther questions and answers confined to one of them.....

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