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My brothers old (old) computer started making ambulances noises after boot. I thought it was the processor overheating, so i opened it up and applied some thermal paste and cleaned the fan, althought its still pretty dusty now. The noise only starts when u goto click something after the computer has been booted. Any ideas?
To throw it out, that didnt help at all
 

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download realtemp or coretemp to see what the cpu is running
 
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While i dont think i can check while the computer is running, the bios says the cpu was about 50 degrees C, like 120 fareheit
 
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What cpu?
BTW, cleaning all the dust might help too, because the air in the case must be allowed to circulate.
 
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I agree, lol i need to buy some air cleaner. But is it possible that noise could be cause by another issue, cause i dont think processor heat is the issue, as it seems cool enough
 

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Can you be a little more descriptive than "ambulance noise"?
High pitch squeeling? sound that fluctuates in pitch?
 
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lol it basically goes weee ewww weee ewww, sounds liike an ambulance is going down the street
 

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I means basicly your cpu fan has failed
 
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But if it failed, wouldnt it no longer spin...and well work. The bios also reads the fan is still going
 
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but to test that, could i just swap out fans/processors?
 

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It could be a flakey temp sensor that is causing a fan to spin up and down repeatedly.
Can you open the case and see where the noise is coming from? Should be obvious if it's a fan.
 

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I agree, lol i need to buy some air cleaner. But is it possible that noise could be cause by another issue, cause i dont think processor heat is the issue, as it seems cool enough

To clean
What I do is this: keep the PC plugged into the wall socket but powered off. It is earthed. Get a vacuum cleaner that hasn't been running and "earth" the plastic hose by touching some grounded metal object. Get the vacuum cleaner in position.

Turn on and vacuum, holding your hand between the PC and the plastic nozzle. DONT let the plastic nozzle touch any of the PC components just in case there has been a static build up. There is at least 5cm between the end of the nozzle and the PC components. Your hand forms a brace to stop it getting closer.

Don't take your time over it. Be swift. Don't race... but also dont take forever and risk static build up. Turn off vacuum cleaner.

It has worked for me fine, no problems, for last 10 years. No, it isnt recommended, but yes, do it carefully, and you should be fine.

Ageing components
Unfortunately, sometimes PSU's or voltage regulators on mainboard or GPU age and fail over time. I had this with a Pentium 3 laptop... the solid capacitors they used around the CPU were underspecced, voltage instability, CPU shut down. On desktops this can cause the emergency music you hear. But doesnt have to be the CPU, could be the PSU, chipset or GPU as the root cause. To check: try pulling the GPU. Also try swapping the PSU.

[disclaimer]at your own risk, no warranties or liability accepted[/disclaimer]
 
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Its very likely overheating. I had a PC do this to me once, back when I didn't know jack about safe temps and such. "still a little dusty" is far too dusty. Especially when dust starts accumulating between the fins of the cooler. Cooling dust isn't exactly what you want.
 
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Possibly an old Abit mobo with the U-Guru chip?????
 
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does your cpu sometimes act strange like hang, suddenly shutdown, got bsod or sometimes restart
if not it could from fan or just make sure open the case and check it when it sounds or it just speaker err
 
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Well i just changed out the processor (p4 @1.7 to p4 @2.0), cleaned more dust out of the fan, and swapped out the nvidia 5500 i had in for a ati 9000 card. So far, its running more smoothly and not having the ambulance issue yet :D
 

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well i just changed out the processor (p4 @1.7 to p4 @2.0), cleaned more dust out of the fan, and swapped out the nvidia 5500 i had in for a ati 9000 card. So far, its running more smoothly and not having the ambulance issue yet :d

nice!
 
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