PC noisy on startup, no icons on desktop

[terry5880]

Hi all for ages now on my pc which im on now when i click power button i get like a mad grinding noise and i have to turn off and on 3 times then it stops its allways 3 times and sometimes i have nothing on the desktop no icons so i have to click restart button to get it all ok. i have done mem test which is fine and chkdsk fine maleware is o virus scan 0

 

[Tmagic650]

"i get like a mad grinding noise"...

This could be from a fan, or the hard drive itself. Open the case and inspect all fans. Make sure that the inside is clean and free of massive dust

 

[terry5880]

yea i clean it once a week even thought not needed im thinking hard drive as on start on desktop most of time when doing this i have nothing no icons there till i press reset button i will listen tomorrow and while its doing it ill unplug fans 1 at time see if them if not then prob harddrive what do you suggest

 

[Tmagic650]

I don't think its the hard drive... Could be a case fan, power supply fan or a CPU fan

 

[mailpup]

You can unplug the hard drive (data and power) and when you turn on the PC it should still post but then will return an error message about not finding a hard drive. That's okay because you only want to see if you hear the noise. If you do, it's not the hard drive.

 

[Tmagic650]

If the hard drive was making that kind of noise, the PC probably wouldn't boot. My guess would be the power supply fan or the CPU fan