On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:38:16AM -0500, Pete Theisen wrote:
> Pete Theisen wrote:
>> Pete Theisen wrote:
>>> Hi Everybody,
>>>
>>> My Ubuntu 9.04 box just rebooted all by itself. There had not been a
>>> power interruption and if there had been I have a UPS. What's up with
>>> that, are we going Great Satan auto-update?
>>>
>>> I *never* reboot.
>>
>> Now that it is back up, it is making little "woo - woo - woo" sounds.
>> Fan bearing?
>
> With the cover off, sound seems to be coming from the power supply. Air
> is moving, but it is kind of warm in there, just shy of 90 measured with
> a meat thermometer next to the CPU (Intel P IV). I wonder if it overheated?
If the power supply is making unacceptable fan noise, prepare to replace
the power supply. If you're *very* handy, you can void the warranty by
opening the power supply case, and possibly replacing just the fan.
Paul
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