Sounds like the CPU fan has a lot of gunk under it. Take the screws or clips
off and clean out under it. Do this when you hear a change in sound.
Russ
At 11:21 AM 12/24/99 , James Ruby wrote:
>It sounds like your fan is diing. You should be able to just open the case
>and spray away, don't get to close to things and watch the connections so
>none of them become loose. I also never spray directly at the drives I
>always try and go at an angle so the dust is been blown away from any
>openings toward the back of the machine.
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>On 12/23/99 at 10:40 PM Lynn wrote:
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>>Dear List,
>>
>>First of all Happy Holidays to one and all.
>>
>>I've got a Gateway P5-100 and we bought it back in '96. Lately my console
>>has been making some unusual sounds. It kind of sounds like the fan is
>>straining somehow then it goes quiet again. Or it sounds like our Bassett
>>Hound who does heavy breathing whenever you're eating something. I've
>>dusted the console and blown out some of the gunk on the outside but I'm
>>leary about opening it up and using the can of air on the inside. I
>>thought about taking it to Sperry TV for cleaning but I wanted to get
>>some of your opinions before taking "Buford" to the cleaners. It's not
>>affecting the computer in any way but I don't want to wait for something
>>to really go wrong then be without the computer for weeks.
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>>TIA
>>Lynn Kucera
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