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noisy aio

carnoustiejim

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Posted December 19, 2012 at 6:26PM

hi my aio pc has started being quite noisy lately can you help me as to what may be the cause thanks kirriejim

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Fruit Bat /\0/\

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Posted December 19, 2012 at 6:34PM

I assume by aio you mean all in one PC

Make and model?

What kind of noise -rattle click hum whirr buzz siren?

usual candidates are noisy fans unbalanced or bearing gone

noisy hard drives clicking away

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carnoustiejim

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Posted December 19, 2012 at 7:40PM

hi thanks for reply make packard bell, model aspire z5100, its a steady hum pc was quiet before thanks kirriejim

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Fruit Bat /\0/\

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Posted December 19, 2012 at 8:18PM

Now I'm confused I thought that model number was an Acer

Hum could still be a fan kicked in if vents full of dust also hum from HDD but I would normally associate a hum with a failing power supply

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Woolwell

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Posted December 19, 2012 at 8:56PM

Acer own Packard Bell.

Moved something electronic closer to the pc?

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