Bad hard disk? Computer is vibrating a LOT...

The VCR King

The VCR King

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...however there is no performance issues at all, my PC works as normal, when it's actually working lol. When playing games and watching videos, my computer randomly vibrates so hardly that I seriously thought my cell phone, which was sitting on my desk too, was getting a call or message but it was turned off.
 
I agree it's probably a fan. Try taking the side panel off and see if you can tell where it's coming from.
 
I don't think it's a fan, but I've noticed that if I slap the side of the computer really hard almost like punching it sometimes that stops it for awhile
 
The VCR King said:
I don't think it's a fan, but I've noticed that if I slap the side of the computer really hard almost like punching it sometimes that stops it for awhile
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That makes me think even more that it's a fan.

Pro tip #2: Causing significant vibrations is deadly to a mechanical hard drive.
 
Laquer Head said:
PROTIP: Don't punch your computer, its already on borrowed time as is...
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LOL maybe I'm trying to kill it quicker so I can finally be rid of it and rebuilt it. But nah, in all seriousness, thanks for the tip.

Geoff said:
That makes me think even more that it's a fan.

Pro tip #2: Causing significant vibrations is deadly to a mechanical hard drive.
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Ok. I have already replaced 3 case fans now. I have had two of them seize up and rattle like hell and then stop moving, and I had one of them totally seize up and the motor on it started smoking. A few years ago I bought a 12 -pack of Coolermaster transparent+blue LED fans so that when another burns up I can swap it.
 
The VCR King said:
LOL maybe I'm trying to kill it quicker so I can finally be rid of it and rebuilt it. But nah, in all seriousness, thanks for the tip.


Ok. I have already replaced 3 case fans now. I have had two of them seize up and rattle like hell and then stop moving, and I had one of them totally seize up and the motor on it started smoking. A few years ago I bought a 12 -pack of Coolermaster transparent+blue LED fans so that when another burns up I can swap it.
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Stop buying the cheapest case fans you can.
 
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