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- Jun 19, 2002
I just discovered something very strange about my computer (first one in sig).
If I go to NewEgg's website and have a list of items from some search, like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0722265&Subcategory=&description=&srchInDesc= , if I move my mouse over the picture of any item a creaking/scratching noise comes from my case. This is the only place I've found that will do it (from a quick look), and it only happens in FireFox. In IE, it doesn't do it when moving over the picture, but it does make the same noise when I'm scrolling the page. Update: I just discovered that on a site like ZipZoomFly, if I'm browsing a section like processors and go to a section that has quite a few (like Athlon 64) it will make the noise for just a second when the page loads. But, if I go back and click on it again, it won't make the noise when the page displays again. Another update: When in the text box for creating this post, f I click on the vertical scroll bar (for the text box only, not the browser's page) and move it up and down rapidly, the noise is made.
I opened up my case and listened around when I was making the noise (going over the picture again and again will make the noise almost continuous), and it would seem as though it's coming from my power supply (Forton Blue Storm). I could be wrong, but it's definitely coming from that area, so possibly the motherboard (although I have no idea how such a mechanical noise could be produced).
Anyways, what could this possibly be? This really confuses me, and if it is coming from my PSU it makes me wonder if there's something wrong with it. It's not LOUD, but it's not quiet either... I noticed it above my 6 case fans and CPU/GPU/PSU fans.
Also, if I move my mouse across the picture very quickly, the frequency of the noise is very high, whereas if I move it across very slowly, it's much lower.
If I go to NewEgg's website and have a list of items from some search, like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0722265&Subcategory=&description=&srchInDesc= , if I move my mouse over the picture of any item a creaking/scratching noise comes from my case. This is the only place I've found that will do it (from a quick look), and it only happens in FireFox. In IE, it doesn't do it when moving over the picture, but it does make the same noise when I'm scrolling the page. Update: I just discovered that on a site like ZipZoomFly, if I'm browsing a section like processors and go to a section that has quite a few (like Athlon 64) it will make the noise for just a second when the page loads. But, if I go back and click on it again, it won't make the noise when the page displays again. Another update: When in the text box for creating this post, f I click on the vertical scroll bar (for the text box only, not the browser's page) and move it up and down rapidly, the noise is made.
I opened up my case and listened around when I was making the noise (going over the picture again and again will make the noise almost continuous), and it would seem as though it's coming from my power supply (Forton Blue Storm). I could be wrong, but it's definitely coming from that area, so possibly the motherboard (although I have no idea how such a mechanical noise could be produced).
Anyways, what could this possibly be? This really confuses me, and if it is coming from my PSU it makes me wonder if there's something wrong with it. It's not LOUD, but it's not quiet either... I noticed it above my 6 case fans and CPU/GPU/PSU fans.
Also, if I move my mouse across the picture very quickly, the frequency of the noise is very high, whereas if I move it across very slowly, it's much lower.