Recent content by NinCollin

Kicking the CPU up could possibly theoretically cause the fans to increase speed slightly, so I'll still test the fans. If it is coil whine though, its probably nothing to worry about right?

It only happens in low load (using a cpu stress test tool completely stops it.) The noise is always the same frequency, it only varies in duration (sometimes is short, other times its a lone droning tone.) The PSU is proprietary, so I can't swap it out for another one. I put my ear against the...

Amazingly, you might be onto something It kept whirling (even with a completely different fan) but after playing around with partially connecting the fan and reconnecting it, it's been whirl free for a bit now It might not last though, but so far so good I guess that explains why it didn't...

It's got a full sized external PC speaker, so it can't be that either; I'll definitely use a tube to try and figure it out though. Good idea

I've got this dual Xeon PC with a couple of quirks, but is otherwise functional. One of those quirks is with the front case fan. This PC has four 4-pin fans, and the fan for the front case randomly speeds up drastically for ~3 seconds every now and then. The temperatures aren't crazy and are...

I've got this dual Xeon PC that has some quirks but is otherwise functional and usable. One of those quirks is a strange metallic clicking sound coming from the motherboard. It's a single, short sound like a "plink." It begins once the PC is turned on, and decreases with frequency as the time...