Help! screeching! not cool!

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MrWizard6600

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ok so my friend just bought a new computer. i cant actually get to see the computer right now but here are the specs im pretty sure on.

P4 3.0Ghz
Asus P5S800-VM
(sis on board Gfx)
Sata h.d. (cant remember model ill update when i do)

so yea we had a little hard drive problem but thats all been fixed.

but outta no where this really really high pitched screaming sound starts coming from the computer, its one of those to high pitched to tell where its coming from noises. so beats me as to what was making it. it was like, if any of you have ever heard a dieing CRT monitor, it was like that. the funny thing is, it posts fine, and runs fine cept for the fact that we havnt installed XP yet. cant find the Sata make-it-recognize CD. but thats soon to be fixed.

is it a blown circut? are we gonna have to order a new mobo?

and its not a volt alarm, we busted out the multi meter, everythings fine. plenty of power. so if anyone could help me out id be grateful.
 
If he just bought the computer, the first place I would go for answers would be the company he bought it from. Be careful not to void the warranty.
 
it may not be a volt alarm, but I've had power supplies fry the internal fuse during a brown out that screeched cause the damage arched and fused the jump point. So while the PSU was showing amperage it was causing the PSU to scream. Just a thought...

And QFT for what MajorDomo stated. If its new and under warranty, take it back and let them deal with troubleshooting it.

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k thanks, anyones idea is welcome

this is a real bitch cuz we want this thing up and running by saturday!
 
Did you try unplugging different things from the motherboard and see if you could isolate the problem? If you unplug the hard drive, for instance, and suddenly the computer doesn't make that sound any more, you've just isolated your problem. ;)
 
PWMK2 said:
Did you try unplugging different things from the motherboard and see if you could isolate the problem? If you unplug the hard drive, for instance, and suddenly the computer doesn't make that sound any more, you've just isolated your problem. ;)
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same thought here, strip it down to the bare essentials and slowly add pieces, I'd look at the PSU as a first suspect myself.
 
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