Hello all, I have just picked up a new pc, (Second hand) today and when i got it home its squeaking like mad and it's driving me crazy. Some specs; 2.80GHz dual core Pentium D 1gig DDR2 Nanya RAM (2x 512's) Motherboard: P5B-TMX-GB-Si PSU; Unsure. Says; Mesh computers on the front. Any idea on what it is. Thanks.
Open it up while it is on and investigate with your ear; there's no way we're gonna know. Could be HDD, could be PSU, could be Optical Drive... you could even have yourself a mouse...
We need to know what kind of squeaking it is. Is it a high-pitched electronic whine? A mechanical squeaking? Is it intermittent? Does it do it from cold, then go away? Or does it only do it when it's heated up?
It isn't; Harddrive or Optical drive as these are the two things that didnt come with it (i already had them and they're fine) - - - - As soon as the PC is turned on at the plug it starts whining, i can't really explain the noise it just whines [even when the actual computer isnt powered up, just plugged in at the wall]
One of the chokes in the power supply probably. Or bad capacitors. Do you have a spare PSU to test with?
