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olat_dragneel

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- olat_dragneel replied to the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds.
  
  Here's how the PSU sounds outside of the case: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp_ULNBFXZY
  
  Oct 27, 2023
- olat_dragneel replied to the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds.
  
  Another update: I spoke too early. I opened up my PC again and this time took the PSU out, but connected all the components to it and...
  
  Oct 24, 2023
- olat_dragneel replied to the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds.
  
  UPDATE: I believe the sound disappears when the PC is under load (for example playing a game like Cyberpunk 2077). I'm not sure if it...
  
  Oct 23, 2023
- olat_dragneel replied to the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds.
  
  I didn't have time to test the suggestions above sooner, but I did today. I disconnected the PSU and turned it on using a paper clip...
  
  Oct 23, 2023
- olat_dragneel replied to the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds.
  
  Thanks for the suggestion! It's such a quiet sound, but really driving me crazy at night. I will test it out over the weekend.
  
  Oct 18, 2023
- olat_dragneel reacted to stonecarver's post in the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds with Like.
  
  Thinking about it Pc's power supplies are switching supplies as in on off on off on off but so fast we don't see it on our side. So...
  
  Oct 18, 2023
- olat_dragneel replied to the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds.
  
  My CPU does not have integrated graphics. Also, I only use SSDs, can they make sounds like this?
  
  Oct 11, 2023
- olat_dragneel replied to the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds.
  
  Tried the cylinder paper method, but could not figure out where the sound is coming from...
  
  Oct 10, 2023
- olat_dragneel replied to the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds.
  
  Yeah, it appears to be periodic, every 6 seconds or so.
  
  Oct 10, 2023
- olat_dragneel reacted to stonecarver's post in the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds with Like.
  
  Whatever it is it's in perfect time when it hits :06 :18 :24 :30 :unsure:
  
  Oct 10, 2023
- olat_dragneel replied to the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds.
  
  I just checked the PSU fan as well. It appears to be working fine. It runs once the PC is turned on and then stops running. The fan on...
  
  Oct 10, 2023
- olat_dragneel replied to the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds.
  
  Thanks for replying! The A4 paper thing is really smart, I'll try that to probe the source. As for my BIOS version, I'm using the latest...
  
  Oct 10, 2023
- olat_dragneel reacted to Lutfij's post in the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds with Like.
  
  You might want to roll a sheet of A4 paper into a cylinder, then hold one end to your ear while you probe the source of the noise. The...
  
  Oct 10, 2023
- olat_dragneel posted the thread Question PC makes silent whistling sound every few seconds in Systems.
  
  Hi everyone! I've had my PC for a few years now and I did not have any major issues with it. Today I noticed a quiet whistling sound...
  
  Oct 10, 2023
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