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Date:	Sun, 23 Dec 2001 17:16:43 PST7
From:	sshapiro@ucsd.edu (Sandy Shapiro)
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: ominous noise

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A drop of oil on the power supply fan bearing (you may have to remove a
little rubber plug) will tell you immediately if that is the problem. And
if it is, you will have fixed it.

Sandy

>"J. R. Fox" wrote:
>>
>> A few times most days, I am apt to hear a short, sharp screech
>> type of sound that (I'm guessing) might be coming from a hard
>> drive, or possibly the power supply. It is definitely from some
>> moving part, and since these items are continually in motion,
>> they are the leading suspects. No CDs or whatnot are in use
>> then. I am hard pressed to link this sound to any particular
>> event (Come to think of it, I suppose I can't rule out a case or
>> cpu fan.)
>>
>> Should I be concerned ?
>>
>Probably, but don't panic. I've had a couple systems make sounds as you
>describe. In both cases it was the power supply fan.

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