We are having a problem with HP and vent .. sound

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Computer dies on me (can't say it better due to no technical knowledge; pls read :-)

The 'click' sound you hear when your computer goes off is the hard drive head parking itself.  It does this whenever the machine shuts down to prevent damage.As for the problem itself, I believe your computer is overheating.  Th ... Acer TravelMate 290LCi Notebook

I can't hear others on Vent, but they can hear me.

I have vista and i have had vent run beautifuly for that last 3 years, im now getting the same problems after downloading the most resent driver updates and vent aswell =\\ hope thats not the issue ... PC Desktops

We are having a problem with HP and vent .. sound

Sounds like a vista driver issue.did it work at one time? if so try to rollback to the original driver for your sound card. ... HP G60-230US Notebook

Dell Inspiron 5150 not playing sound

Your speakers are frying, hence the crackling sound, as this is a frequent problem owing to the location of the speaker assemblies and the sound output in an area of the system where the ambient heat exhaust vents are located.I am a bit ... Dell Inspiron 5150 Notebook

A kind of sound is coming from left side of touchpad in my new dell inspiron 1545 laptop problem:

Hi i'm Rain.\015\012Ok there are only 3 sounds you will here from your computer laptop.\015\012\015\012You will hear the fan running.\015\012You will hear the HardDrive running.\015\012 ... Dell Inspiron 1545 Notebook

Hello, my pc is facing such kind of problem: when my computer achieves a certain level of strain, it suddenly switches off. When I start to turn on again, it doesnt work. Then i wait for a few minutes and then I can turn it on. So the question follows if it is a serious problem and how to solve it. Thanks.

Hi,It sounds to me like the CPU (processor) is overheating and the fan and the air vents may need a good cleaning.Have a\015\012look at your air vents and the CPU fan for dust. If you see any dust\015\012then you will need a c ... Dell Inspiron 6400 Notebook

Laptop Compaq Presario F 700 overheats easily and shuts down

When the CPU overheats it shuts down (ie thermal overload) and won't startup until it has cooled down. This problem is caused by faulty fans (with bearing problems and may not spinning at normal speed) or the fan and heatsink assembly is clogged with ... Compaq Presario 700 470024-192 Notebook

Laptop shuts down

HI- I have one and it shuts down to. For us it was a problem with overheating and dust in the laptop. I beleive there are heat sensors inside the laptop that go, so that could be it. For the most part, when it shuts down, we have found it to be dust ... Toshiba Satellite A75-S229 Notebook

My acer 5520 keeps turning its self of after about every 15 mins i can't fix it what could be the problem...

Sounds like an overheating problem. You can try getting some canned compressed air, (often referred to as a 'duster'), available at any office supply store, and blowing out the vents on your laptop. Clean out every available opening on your laptop, e ... Acer Aspire 5520-5908 Notebook

Fan error problem

Sounds like the mother board thinks the processor fan isn't running at all, or not fast enough. Can you verify that the fan is running, by sound and the movement of air through the vents? If no fan/air movement then you should address that fan proble ... IBM ThinkPad G41 Notebook

HP pavilion DV6700nr laptop looses power

If it is (and it does sound like) a heat problem, the first thing do to would be to make sure the vents are clean and the fan and heatsink are free of dust buildup.\015\012\015\012Here is a page from HP to assist you in doing so:\01 ... HP Pavilion dv6000z Notebook

Can't set up network w linksys modem

Video card:Your computer has an integrated video card but has a "PCI Express" expansion slot for an upgrade. After the upgrade you will be able to play most games without the choppy frame rate...depending on what card you buy. Since ... PC Desktops

My acer 4520 can't do booting. There's only sound of the harddisk for 5 seconds and nothing happens. The light green is on but the screen is still black. Nothing happens even if I insert bootable disk. What's wrong?

Okay, Here's the deal..... I recently had the same problems with my friends' Acer Extensa laptop and here's what I did to fix it. I narrowed the issue down to two culprits 1. Overheating, 2. Defective Motherboard. I have fixed the problem but I ... Acer Aspire 4520-5582 Notebook

I've an Acer 5520-5334, have had it for 2 years,

Did you ever happen to clean its vents or airways, or have it serviced. Could be accumulated dirt in your system giving your thermal problem. Its thermal protection is working.Just for an input, hope this helps you already.Lea ... Acer PC Laptops

Vertical stripes then system hangs

Oi vey, so everyones having a problem with this then?i came up with an odd solution for the crashing, i find if i kept something frozen underneath the laptop, (where the power goes in) or if the room is a cold temperature, it wouldn't cra ... Acer Aspire 5100 Notebook

Crashing, cpu?? computer will crash, usu when multitasking and the cpu running at max, have tried adjusting the dump file with no effect could this be a faulty cpu???

Probably not. sounds like a power maneagement problem and overheating. do the normal maintenance like cleaning the cooling vents and such. you can find lots of other stuff aound the web about overheating problems with computers. the only thing that i ... Acer Aspire 5315 Notebook

My d530 minitower powers off unexpectedly and red lights starts to blink on System's LED//

Hi Kindly let me know how many times the red light blinks \015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012Condition\015\012\015\012Code\015\012\015\012Service Actions\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012Process ... HP Compaq d530 Convertible Minitower PC Desktop

Besides the fan underneath the pc. it runs hot

Low tech solution.Have the same problem no matter what brand/model laptop I use. So what I do is take the bottlecaps off of a beer bottle and superglue them where the pads are located for a little extra space to vent heat. I also went i ... Averatec 3200 Notebook

HP pavilion laptop shuts down abruptly

It sounds like something is overheating to me. Also, it could be a bad motherboard. Try putting your laptop on a hard surface. I carnt stress this enough. Also, you can try cleaning out the laptops cooling vents with some compressed air (you can get ... PC Laptops

Compaq Presario V2000 keeps freezing up

It could be something as simple as a corrupt graphics driver.\015\012\015\012If you have currently run a Windows update for hardware, there is a chance that a generic Windows driver has been installed and is not working correctly.\015\012\015\012Go t ... HP Compaq Presario V2000 Notebook

My Dell 610D runs for about 15 minutes getting progressively hotter(speed fan) and then just stops working?

It sounds like the DELL is overheating and shutting down and if it cannot start up again straight away until it has cooled down then it is definitely a thermal overload (overheating) problem.\015\012If the fan is OK then the ... Dell Latitude D600 Notebook

I have a dell latitude c400, if left for a while

Check to see what your power functions (in the control panel) are set to--it might be set to turn off or sleep after a certain amount of time (but this does not sound like the problem). I am thinking it is more of a heat problem--as that is what usu ... Dell Latitude C400 Notebook

LCD Monitor - green power light blinking - nothing on monitor

Carol,\015\012It sounds like your computer is putting the monitor in power save or sleep mode, and the monitor doesn't respond appropriately. The monitor might be faulty, or overheating. Make sure there is adequate ventilation around the moni ... Gateway FPD2275W LCD Monitor

Acer Aspire 9300 Vista Lock Up Issues

Sounds like a over heating issue, try using caned air to blow and dust out of your fan area, then make sure when the system has ran for a while the fan does turn on (laptops to save on power don't run the fan constent only when the temp rises enough ... Acer Aspire 9300-3716 Notebook

My computer turns on and off

Try moving it to another room and see what happens ,it could be interference.\015\012also vacuum the air vents on the laptop.\015\012It sounds like a hardware problem ,if it still has warranty then you should take it back ... Toshiba Satellite A205-S5804 Notebook