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The Cosmic Fool:
Like the topic says, I'm having a bit of trouble with my computer. Two things.

Problem A) It's making a strange, loud noise whenever I turn it on from being turned off for a few hours. When I try to duplicate this said noise by turning the computer off and on, it won't make the noise at all. The sound itself lasts for about 20 - 30 seconds then stops. It's loud and angry.

I'm thinking the culprit may be the power supply or the hard drive. If I can't replicate the noise, it's hard for me to tell where the source is coming from.

Problem B) The lesser of two evils is that my H.D.D LED is always on. My computer is not loading or processing anything, but it just stays solid. I'm aware that this is probably an issue with the pins on the motherboard, but I've already taken out the H.D.D LED cables and plugged them back in. I just noticed the issue this morning. It's never happened before.

Any help would be awesome. I'll update if I fix something, or something changes.

jhocking:
First off, backup immediately.  If the noise is coming from your harddrive, it is dying.  If you are planning to replace the harddrive, you can have both installed and simply clone the old one to the new.

Personally, I would be more suspicious of the cooling fan.

The Cosmic Fool:
Well, the power supply has been replaced twice before. The one I have now hasn't been causing me problems. So that takes one device off the list.

I'm starting to suspect it is the hard drive, simply by the sound it makes. It's more akin to an buzzerlike alarm. The sound lasts the same amount of time, everytime. I haven't noticed any issues with the hard drive before, but I'm not doubting that it is on its last legs.

I've checked all the fans in the box, and nothing seems to be damaged or jammed.

Rubby:
Is there an inordinate amount of dust or grime in either of the fans or that…um…grate which protects the processor? My computer sounded like a fucking jet engine before cleaning all that stuff out.
Other than that, I’m gonna have to go with hard drive failure as well. Check if the manufacturer has any diagnostic tools you can run. I would definitely back up if I were you. I’ve recently been the victim of a dead drive which held all my documents.
Very painful.

not_inspired:
the hd led will probably be a problem with the motherboard and if you have a buzzerlike sound then it may be a fan on the motherboard.

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