Dan

Since you do not have any other problems except the 90 second or so buzz, 
your situation is different than Walter's. In your case, I would suspect 
that the CD player is trying to see if a CD is present from which to boot. 
Go into your BIOS at the beginning of the boot process and see what the boot 
order of your drives is. Unless you intend upon occasionally booting from a 
CD, eliminate it from the boot order or place it last in the boot order.

I hope this helps.

Tom Mayer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Deucalion" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Buzz Sound At Bootup


On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:48:56 -0500, Walter Ermacora <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Just recently I've encountered a short buzzing sound when my computer 
>starts up.  When this happens, my computer doesn't function properly.  I 
>have a Compaq Deskpro EN, PIII 733Mhz computer running on a WIN98SE OS.  I 
>cannot pinpoint the source of this problem.  Can someone please help?
>
>=========================================================================


I have a similar problem.  I have a relatively new dual core 2.8 Gz Pentium 
4 which buzzes/whirs very loudly "sometimes" upon startup and lasts about 90 
seconds.  There appears to be no deleterious effect on the ability of the pc 
to boot or function.  Actually, the sound goes away before the boot is 
finished.

I have switched out the power supply and disconnected all drives and fans to 
verify the noise does not come from one of those.  That pretty much leaves 
the CPU as the culprit.  I'd be interested in hearing if anyone else has 
heard of a similar problem and the resolution.

Dan

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