Fana
Fledgling Freddie
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I have a prescott p4 2.8ghz with no overclocking etc, and use the standard fan that came with the box. Its been working ok for about 8 months now, but since last week its started making a ruckus when i start the comp from a cold start (i.e. when its been shut down for several hours). It doesnt do this when rebooting or if the comp is only off for short while. The noise is not very highpitched, more like a low rrrrrrrrr sound that changes pitch as the minutes go by and then goes away after a couple of minutes. The fan seems to operate normaly after that, and even when the sound is there it doesnt seem like the fan is having trouble spinning from what i can glean with my eyesight. The CPU temp is around 55-65c (its a prescott, they run pretty hot)
What could be causing this? Coincidentaly there is also a problem with the screen when i boot from cold, in that there are small areas of flimmer on it for a few minutes after boot. They appear randomly over the screen and go away after 3-4 min. This problem started before the cpu fan started making noise tho.
What could be causing this? Coincidentaly there is also a problem with the screen when i boot from cold, in that there are small areas of flimmer on it for a few minutes after boot. They appear randomly over the screen and go away after 3-4 min. This problem started before the cpu fan started making noise tho.