OT: HELP!

Hi guys,
I know you lot are pretty clued up, so here goes.

I loaded up my PC this morning, and the sound has gone "wobbly"

To describe it, it sounds like the sound is slowing down, then speeding up
repeatedly and rapidly (like an old audio cassette that's got too much slack
on it). I have tried everything I can, even a system restore, but to no
avail.

What can I do? IT'S DRIVING ME MAD!

Thanks in advance,

Simon

Simon Ough wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I know you lot are pretty clued up, so here goes.
>
> I loaded up my PC this morning, and the sound has gone "wobbly"
>
> To describe it, it sounds like the sound is slowing down, then
> speeding up repeatedly and rapidly (like an old audio cassette
> that's got too much slack on it). I have tried everything I can,
> even a system restore, but to no avail.
>
> What can I do? IT'S DRIVING ME MAD!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Simon

Firstly what do you mean by sound....

If it's the general background noise it could be that one of your fans is
coming to the end of it's working life & needs changing (you could try
cleaning it first).

"Simon Ough" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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Please repost to: uk.comp.homebuilt
They should be able to help.

It's actually the sound from the speakers.

It seems to have fixed itself now..... thanks anyway!

Simon

In MsgID<cjb231$jo3$(E-Mail Removed)> within
uk.telecom.broadband, 'Simon Ough' wrote:

>It's actually the sound from the speakers.
>
>It seems to have fixed itself now..... thanks anyway!

If you're still here and if it was the PC's whirring noise that was
slowing/speeding, I'd _strongly_ advise you to take heed of the
warning. This symptom is one I recognise to mean clogged heatsink fan.

If you'd like to check it then open up the PC box, find the processor
fan and heatsink. This should be unclippable, so you can either remove
it completely or merely unscrew the fan from the top.

A small philips screwdriver is the usual. If you do remove it you will
probably see a mat of dust/fluff obstructing the heatsink fins. This
is not only slowly aging your chip, it will also potentially clog the
fan to the point of not moving. Modern chips don't last many minutes
without a fan.

If you're not into DIYing it then a new fan/heatsink would be a
sensible reaction. The prices start at less than a fiver, and a good
computer shop won't charge much (if anything) to do the replacement
for you.

You may also find the power supply fan to be clogged, though this is
*much* rarer.

Finally, a word of warning, only proceed with the instructions above
if your heatsink is of the type I visualise, where the chip is
parallel to the motherboard, and the heatsink/fan unit is also
parallel and clipped on to the chip.

Seriously, the way you describe the symptoms sounds like a few PC's
friends have passed me for repair over the years, a couple of which
already had dead chips because of overheating. A dead fan *will* kill
the CPU. Is it worth it for ten minutes of your time?

--
Dave Johnson - (E-Mail Removed)