Aug 31, · Best thing to do is to disconnect 1 case fan at a time and see if the grinding noise stops. CPU fans are noted for this noise too, but obviously you can't disconnect these The only problem is that
Get Price
Dec 24, · Sounds like your case fan's bearing is dying. You can try lubricating it, usually the bearing lubrication dries up and the shaft starts to grind against the cylinder. If it is a ball-bearing,
Get Price
Nov 15, · If there is something partially obstructing the fan, the blades could be hitting it and that could easily sound like a grinding noise. It’s fairly easy to fix if you open up the computer and look for things that are bumping into the blades. This has happened to me multiple times. The most recent was when I installed a hard drive.
Get Price
Sep 03, · grinding noises usually come from a failing hard drive so its best to back up every personal data on a flash drive and get ready to buy a new hard drive.
Get Price
Nov 10, · Without hearing the sound it is hard to judge but it does not sound like a hard drive from your description. Hard drive noise is usually a rhythmic "click" not a sustained "whirr". That kind of noise comes from a cooling fan. We can test the hard drive in the BIOS. Tap F2 as you power up to enter UEFI diagnostics and look for the hard drive test.
Get Price
More Computer Grinding Noise videos
Get Price
The noise is very low and less loud than the noise typically generated by a hard disk drive. It lasts for a fraction of second even when for example switching between 'month' and 'week' views in Google calendar in my browser! if I unplug the power cord, the problem disappears. When I plug it back in, the sound is back.
Get Price
Check where the noise is coming from: if from the floppy or digital disk drives, it might be ok, as they usually do a grinding-like noise when the start working (checking if there is a disk in, or trying to read it); if it's from the HD, backup your data asap and prepare to buy a new disk (can't fix mechanical problems in them in 99 out of 100 cases); if you suspect the noise is from a ventilator, open the computer (or ask
Get Price
I've replaced fans on my computer to cure noise. Use the CHKDISK utility to scan for bad sectors, and if it was the hard drive going, it'd probably be more of a grinding noise. You can also
Get Price
Jun 04, · When the graphics card warms up the fans start spinning making grinding noise. In a few seconds when the card cools down, they stop spinning making grinding noise. So practically I don’t get a quiet mode of operation from the card but instead get to
Get Price
Jul 26, · If your PC is really pulling its weight on a current task, it may need a little extra air to cool down, resulting in a louder fan noise than you’re used to. Don’t worry, the noise will pass—unless
Get Price