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Answer» I have a dell 5100 INSPIRON have put a motherboard in it, when started it MAKES anoise for ten sec then goes off, could it be anything else other than the motherboard I have a dell 5100 inspiron have put a motherboard in it, when started it makes anoise for ten sec then goes off, could it be anything else other than the motherboardCould the noise be the hard drive?Is there a CD in the optical drive ? ?Hi it sounds like the fan i did not know the hard drive made a noise, there is no cd in itHard drives have spinning platters inside. I wonder if the noise that lasts 10 sec is a fan before it goes into quiet mode. THE ONLY THING THAT IS ON IS THE POWER LIGHT WHEN THE NOISE STOPS, WHEN IT FIRST PACKED UP THE SCREEN JUST FROZE,I SWITCHED THE LAPTOP OFF AND THAT IS WHEN IT WENT DEAD. I TOOK IT TO BE TESTED AND WAS TOLD THE M/B WAS NO GOOD SO BOUGHT ONE ON EBAY AND WAS ASSURED IT WAS OK, THAT'S WHY I WONDERED IF IT COULD BE ANY THING ELSEI see it has broken your capslock key as well...Has anyone got any IDEAS, it is the fan that is making the noise Quote from: colin1952 on May 15, 2010, 02:18:10 PM I have a dell 5100 inspiron have put a motherboard in it, when started it makes anoise for ten sec then goes off, could it be anything else other than the motherboard Quote from: colin1952 on May 26, 2010, 04:08:36 PM Has anyone got any ideas, it is the fan that is making the noiseIf it's the fan, it's normal for it to come on when laptop is started.It is only the fan working for ten seconds the laptop does not fire up have put another M/B in could it be any thing elseI believe (with all due respect) that you are confusing the issue with your answers. Let us try this: 1. Are YOU stating that it is the fan that is making the noise? 2.As has been stated it is NORMAL for a fan to run more aggressively at computer start up. However if it continues to function it will get quieter but still be running. 3.Can you determine if the fan continues to run or is it stopping? If it is stopping that "it goes off" is in reference to the computer shutting down. A fan FAILURE will often (for safety of over HEATING) shut the computer down. truenorthI reread Reply #5 (I usually skip over the "shouting"). It appears the laptop is dead. He replaced the motherboard and it's still dead.Yes the laptop is dead apart from the fan starting up for ten seconds the power light stays on, which is more than it did with the old M/B does any one know if there is any thing else that could cause this |
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