motherboard), assuming you're seeing nothing on the monitor. I believe
not completely trivial), but maybe someone else has a better suggestion.
Capt K Ripendran wrote:
> Thank you for your prompt response.
> It is a desktop
> No floppy or CD-Rom activity.
> System Power LED illuminating.
> No error msgs & no indication of Windows starting.
> No beeps
> No change in humidity.
> "RobertVA" <robert_c72athotm...@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:uLk1lZEXKHA.4068@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Capt K Ripendran wrote:
>>> My sister has a PC preloaded with Win98SE and has IE6 &OE6. When she
>>> powered
>>> it ON today there was a continuous whining noise from the processor and
>>> it
>>> was not booting. The fan is working. What could be the problem and what
>>> is the remedy?
>>> Thanking you
>>> Capt K Ripendran
>> Desktop/tower system or notebook/laptop?
>> Any floppy or Optical drive activity?
>> Any of the system's power, turbo or drive activity LEDs illuminating?
>> Any error messages appearing on screen? Any indication of the early
>> stages
>> of Windows starting? Many computers display text mode messages during a
>> Power On Self Test (POST) that runs from semi-permanent memory (ROM).
>> Error message content is relevant to diagnosing problems.
>> Any beeps coming from inside the case? Many towers have a small speaker
>> in
>> the bottom of the case or behind the face plate and use beeps to report,
>> in a VERY general manner, the nature of problems that might prevent POST
>> reporting on the external display. Most beep once early in the startup
>> sequence.
>> Note that older cases may have 120V AC connected to the front panel power
>> switch (shock hazard if you touch the contacts). All computers have
>> static
>> sensitive parts inside which are particularly vulnerable during low
>> humidity conditions produced by your office or home heating system.
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