I think Windows just owned my PC

Hi all, I hope some of you can help me with a problem. I just installed a normal windows update as my computer does every week but this time around something else seems to have happened. When I turned my PC on the next day, the fan started making a stupidly load noise, and Windows failed to upload. For some strange reason, Windows loaded when I removed the keyboard pin from the back of the tower, ran a system restore back to factory settings and had a look at the diagnosic of the repair tool. Said that a windows patch caused the problem I am currently having and everytime I boot the PC with the keyboard attached it fails and beeps like hell. As and mentioned the fan is still really really loud.
Anyone know what the hell is going on?
Answer #1
Which fan exactly are you referring to? CASE/PSU/CPU? I guarantee you there’s no correlation whatsoever to that windows update,It’s purely
a coincidence. Is your keyboard PS2 or USB? It’s quite possible that your motherboard’s PS2 port went bad,Try a USB keyboard if your not already using one,Also,You haven’t spilled anything on it right?
Answer #2
Oh yeah that’s some fuc*ing noise that’s happen to me two times sorry to say but i resolve that problem i put the USB of keyboard in another USB place and so on or if that dont solve your problem buy a new keyboard when i was bored moving USB of keyboard to another place and so on i bought i new keyboard
Answer #3
I think CPU, it it is the one attached to the motherboard inside of the tower. Keyboard is not USB it is a pin one. No I have no spilled anything on it?
EDIT: How would the fan and ps2 port go at the same time? Seems odd?
Answer #4
bankai.studio replied: I think CPU, it it is the one attached to the motherboard inside of the tower
It may also be the north bridge cooler depending on the motherboard,Let me ask you this,Is it just underneath the power supply?
bankai.studio replied: Keyboard is not USB it is a pin one
As said,It’s likely that your motherboard’s PS2 port went south,You really should try a USB keyboard,Go get one.
bankai.studio replied: EDIT: How would the fan and ps2 port go at the same time? Seems odd?
Stranger things have happened,Anyways,The FAN issue is likely fixable,But I would need an answer to the question above
before going further.
Answer #5
Yes it is just undernearth where the power supply plugs in. Cheers will go grab one in a second.
Answer #6
Then it’s indeed the CPU one,Anyways,There are two ways to go about it.
1st – Replacing it,Easy
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Just buy a new one and make sure it’s quiet (30DBA noise level or less) and of course compatible with your CPU socket,Do some research first,Look into arctic cooler ones,You’ll only need to remove the current & clean up the thermal paste,reapply and put it in (note: some coolers come with thermal paste pre-applied so you may not need to manually re-apply,Also,Look into 2nd below if unsure howto cleanup & apply thermal paste)
2nd way – Fixing it,Much more hassle
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You will need the following:
1. A Flat screwdriver if you have an Intel processor (for removing the heatsink)
2. Paint brush (for cleaning the dust from the cracks of the heatsink)
3. Tissue paper (of the wet kind) for cleaning up the dust from the fan.
4. Pure alcohol of 90% or better & Acetone (standard,non-perfumed),For cleaning up the thermal paste from the CPU & Bottom of the heatsink or removing the thermal pad.
5. Q-Tips & Cotton balls for use with the above.
6. Thermal paste for re-applying,I recommend you get Arctic cooling MX2.
I can’t really tell you how to remove the heatsink without knowing your CPU socket or motherboard model,If you already
know the socket,Just search it on youtube,If you don’t then run CPU-Z and tell me,Anyways,The FAN should be detachable
from the heatsink so remove it and clean it up and also the heatsink as noted above,After that,You’d need to remove
the thermal pad or clean up the thermal paste depending on which one of em you have exactly,If there’s a square piece
of rubber in the center bottom of the heatsink then that’s a thermal pad,Acetone is great for those,Open up the bottle
and pour some to the cap then dip a q-tip in it and rub it til it comes out,You might need to use a number of q-tips til it finally
does,After you finished removing it,Have another pass with alcohol (with a cotton ball) to clean up any residue,If it’s a thermal
paste and not a pad,Pour some alcohol to the cap,Dip a q-tip in it and rub the CPU & the Heatsink later on,If you see it
comes off easily with the first q-tip,Then just use a couple of cotton balls to remove it more quickly,If however
you see that it’s very stiff and doesn’t come off easily,Use acetone along with q-tips & a pass of alcohol at the end,Just be careful
with it as acetone can melt plastic,Now let’s talk about re-applying the thermal paste,You only need to apply it to the CPU,A thin sideways
line on the center,Like on the following pic:
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/9365/line800qe9.jpg
But you could stretch it out a bit so it’d go all the way,When done applying,Just put the heatsink back on.
Answer #7
Thanks for all the info, but what is the problem with the fan? Dirty? Alignment slip or something?
Answer #8
The fan & heatsink (metal body it sits on) are probably both very dirty,It’s also possible that the thermal paste
has dried and when that happens the CPU can’t effectively transfer heat to the heatsink so it get’s real hot,CPU fans
don’t run on static speed,The motherboard has a CPU heat sensor and the CPU fan is connected to it,And when
the temperature is real hot the motherboard forces the fan to run faster,And in some cases,Faster = Louder (unless
the fan is real quiet)