Sorry a general hardware question, no right cat. for it.

[Edward78]

My coputer sometimes make a mechanical snore (best description) sound, it did it with a old mechanical HDD. Though it was that, just 2 SSDs, a ODD, gpu with 2 fans, a SFX & CP cooler fan. It sounds like a bad spot on a HDD, but none are in the sys. I never smell any smoke or anything, I didn't think a fan would make that sound. Plus, it would happen a lot more with a fan right? No DVD is in my ODD, so that is not it.

[filpo]

5 minutes ago, Edward78 said:

My coputer sometimes make a mechanical snore (best description) sound, it did it with a old mechanical HDD. Though it was that, just 2 SSDs, a ODD, gpu with 2 fans, a SFX & CP cooler fan. It sounds like a bad spot on a HDD, but none are in the sys. I never smell any smoke or anything, I didn't think a fan would make that sound. Plus, it would happen a lot more with a fan right? No DVD is in my ODD, so that is not it.

take out your hard drive and see if that does anything for the noise. Also check with taking the gpu out and just turning on the computer. maybe unplug your fans

[Spotty]

3 minutes ago, Edward78 said:

My coputer sometimes make a mechanical snore (best description) sound,

When was the last time you put your computer to sleep? /s

 

It might help if you are able to record the sound with a mic or using a smartphone then include the audio clip in the post. 

Unplug the disc drive from the system and see if that fixes it. Check to make sure the fans aren't rubbing on anything like loose cables.

 

Btw Troubleshooting is the section for "my computer has a problem".

[Edward78]

3 hours ago, Spotty said:

When was the last time you put your computer to sleep? /s

 

It might help if you are able to record the sound with a mic or using a smartphone then include the audio clip in the post. 

Unplug the disc drive from the system and see if that fixes it. Check to make sure the fans aren't rubbing on anything like loose cables.

 

Btw Troubleshooting is the section for "my computer has a problem".

The HDD is mot in the sys anymore. I just have 2 SSDs & a ODD as far as drives. Odd sound if it is a fan rubbing on a cable.

[Edward78]

Have a recording, the first bit is me moving the phone.

computer sound.amr

[spunk.funk]

This sounds like your fans are fluctuating,  spinning at a variable speed and may be failing. Boot into Setup (Bios) and go to PC Health or some such and check the Fan Speeds to see if they are fluctuating. 

[Edward78]

On 3/29/2023 at 4:36 PM, spunk.funk said:

This sounds like your fans are fluctuating,  spinning at a variable speed and may be failing. Boot into Setup (Bios) and go to PC Health or some such and check the Fan Speeds to see if they are fluctuating. 

Odd it sounds like a mechanical snore.  It sound like A HDD hitting  a bad spot & I thought that was it, until it got taken out. Think it is the PSU, CPU & GPU fans are always running, PSU only cools when it needs to & that sound only happens sommetimes. Still odd soundfor a fan to make. PSU was only bout in '20, still newish.