What would cause this noise?

**Zapper2003** · 02-23-2008, 12:04 PM

What would make my computer just shut down in the middle of anything, just shut right off and start making a "nee nerr nee nerr nee nerr" noise (think: foreign cop car/ambulance type of noise)?? Its coming from within the computer, and the only way I can get it to quit is by unplugging the power and the phone line.

**Knighthawk LS1** · 02-24-2008, 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by Zapper2003

What would make my computer just shut down in the middle of anything, just shut right off and start making a "nee nerr nee nerr nee nerr" noise (think: foreign cop car/ambulance type of noise)?? Its coming from within the computer, and the only way I can get it to quit is by unplugging the power and the phone line.

interesting, i would have to say your power supply went out or your mother board is at fault.

**Danger731** · 02-24-2008, 02:04 AM

HD is shiting the bed

**Zapper2003** · 02-24-2008, 06:07 AM

It only does it randomly, never any 'symptoms'. This last time that it did it, I was playing Age of Empires 3 and had just completed a level. What a pain in the ass!

**B34M3R** · 02-24-2008, 10:04 AM

my guess would be the HD too

**Zapper2003** · 02-24-2008, 12:16 PM

Is it possible that it may be overheating? I can't imagine, its down at floor level in the basement and the air temp down here is 63 degrees. Also, its an E-Machines...

**86 IROC-Z** · 02-24-2008, 06:24 PM

Age of Empires is awesome! It's what I play when my (WOW) server is down.

**86 IROC-Z** · 02-24-2008, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by Zapper2003

Also, its an E-Machines...

Moral of the story: Don't buy cheap computers.

**B34M3R** · 02-25-2008, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z

Moral of the story: Don't buy cheap computers.

x2 lol

**Zapper2003** · 02-25-2008, 12:33 PM

It was 299 bucks! I had to get rid of the 133mhz Win 95 unit!

**Spaz** · 02-25-2008, 12:34 PM

what would cause it... to much pr0n!!!

**Zapper2003** · 02-25-2008, 12:35 PM

Spaz, man, you know better. I'm on DIAL UP!

**SiggyZ** · 02-25-2008, 01:15 PM

Sounds to me like your HD is about to take a dump.

**Zapper2003** · 02-25-2008, 02:54 PM

Well, if it does, then what?

They dont' send any kind of copy of the Windows install CD..

**SiggyZ** · 02-26-2008, 07:31 AM

Buy a new HD and a copy of Windows.

Originally Posted by Zapper2003

Well, if it does, then what?

They dont' send any kind of copy of the Windows install CD..

**Zapper2003** · 02-26-2008, 11:51 AM

Or another cheap computer

**Knighthawk LS1** · 02-26-2008, 12:05 PM

i dont think its the hard drive.

**krese** · 02-27-2008, 03:07 PM

is the noise like the same kinda beep noise that you get when you turn on the computer??

there is a beep code on almost all computers that is a diagnostic beep code and it is telling you what is wrong...

if a computer is shutting down on you when you are in game only my 15 years of experience with building/fixing computers tells me that it is one of two things:

1) your video card is shitting the bed and causing your computer to reboot and when it comes back up you are getting a beep code because it does not see the video card until you unplug/reboot (bios beep code may be saying that "i don't see a video card")

2) your computer is overheating... take the side cover off and put a housefan blowing in the computer then start your game.. if it does not crash again then you know for sure it was heat....

**Zapper2003** · 02-27-2008, 03:50 PM

The noise it was making wasn't any kind of beep, rather a Tone. Like I said, it makes a nee-nerr nee-nerr kind of noise (similar to a foreign police car/ambulance type of siren sound). As far as overheating goes, I really don't know. It's only done this 2 or 3 times, never close together and never while doing the same thing. I think being in the game was just a coincidence. I've been playing the same game now since it happened every night and nothing has happened since.

**M-Ten** · 02-29-2008, 09:23 AM

If it shuts down randomly like that, it is most likely overheating. If the noise is not constant, then most likely it wouldn't be your power supply. Either way, I would open it up, clean out all the fans and power supply for one, I'm sure they're filled with dust so it would be good to do it anyway...

Your CPU might be overheating also, maybe take off the cpu fan and make sure you have some thermal compound there..

So my guess is it's either a faulty power supply that needs to be replaced, or your CPU is overheating.