Screeming PC

Post by **Garry Russell** » 24 Oct 2006, 21:46

When I turn my PC on each day after boot up and within the first few minuets, touching the shift, control or windows key causes the machine to shriek. :shock:

Not a peep but a shriek a bit like a telephone about to ring.

The noise is from the tower not the speakers

It may be on other keys but not the alpha numeric

Pressing a few other keys it clears, then the machine behaves normally for the rest of the session no matter how long. :think:

Any ideas?

Post by **Rick Piper** » 24 Oct 2006, 23:03

Hi Garry

I had a similar thing and it was a cooling fan on my video card with a dry bearing.

Just take the cover off and use a drinking straw or small tube to find the source of the squeal.

Regards
Rick

Post by **Garry Russell** » 24 Oct 2006, 23:20

Hi Rick

It's only when I press or hold down those particular keys

Other keys are OK

Garry

Post by **Rick Piper** » 24 Oct 2006, 23:23

ah ok.

remove the PC speaker plug.

Can be a corrupted Bios or a locked in a loop dll file making the scream.

Most likely a dyeing PC speaker which i have removed from almost every PC i have built over the last 4 years at the same time as i dump the floppy drive. ;o)

Regards
Rick

Post by **Garry Russell** » 24 Oct 2006, 23:27

Hi Rick

Funny you should mention lock in a loop

I had a keyboard failure recently and I had that similar screem when a key jammed.

When I run AVG I get a strange message lately

Normally everthing report OK on the list but I have two odd entries

Kernel 32.dll and Shell 32.dll both come up as "Change" instead of OK

Garry

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 25 Oct 2006, 09:28

Maybe it needs a rest after all those recent repaints have perhaps caused a meltdown mate!

Post by **DaveB** » 25 Oct 2006, 10:18

You jest Eddie but there are, at the last count, some twentyfive more he's done that have yet to be posted!! :shock: I bet his pc screams even when turned off as soon as it knows he's in the room!

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Post by **Garry Russell** » 25 Oct 2006, 10:29

Hmmmmmm

Such a high degree of technical expertise :roll:

Never fails to amaze me

BTW Dave anothe ten onto you count..'tis thirty four at the moment...I think

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 25 Oct 2006, 15:03

My expert routine of finding the culprit is to stick my finger in each fan until the noise stops... and if its not a fan then I start worrying because its a hard drive!

Post by **Garry Russell** » 25 Oct 2006, 15:13

Hi Jonesey

It's only when I depress on the control, shift or windows key

Not when it actually strarts

If I hold one of those and press another the schreech goes up a note

Garry