Is my computer a time bomb ?

Shilo2010 · Post by **Shilo2010** » Mon, 10 Oct 2005 5:48 pm

My computer keeps ticking, three quick ticks with a sapce of about two seconds between sets. Its doing it again, have to re boot.
Has anyone got an idea what it might be ?
Sounds like the tick that you will get between web pages some times.

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Mon, 10 Oct 2005 9:04 pm

Hey stranger!

Sounds like it could be possibly your hard drive getting ready to give up the ghost. If not that, no idea.

sms

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Mon, 10 Oct 2005 9:10 pm

Could be the fan trying to kick in?

Shilo2010 · Post by **Shilo2010** » Mon, 10 Oct 2005 9:58 pm

Thanks.
It's intermitent, if I am off line for a while we know what's happened.
Either my computer has crashed or Iv been oversensitive!
haha.
See ya.

banana · Post by **banana** » Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:07 pm

A mate had the same problem before. Turned out there was a blowfly trapped in the case.

Shilo2010 · Post by **Shilo2010** » Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:17 pm

lol.
Thats funny.
Sounds more like your clicking beatle.
Perhaps I should use insect spray and hope for the best.

cyber_m0nkey · Post by **cyber_m0nkey** » Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:20 pm

could be a very tiny person inside trying to communicate in morse code

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:25 pm

Does it sound like this? . . . - - - . . . if so then cyber_monkey's right!

sms

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:29 pm

Just stick the box in a bath full of water and drown any flies, beetles or any other gremlins. Will stop the ticking noise for sure

banana · Post by **banana** » Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:39 pm

Yeah water cooling's all the rage these days.

Bubbles · Post by **Bubbles** » Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:30 pm

Pc of mine did that, couple of years ago. I have to say, it was the beginning of the end for it...it gave up the ghost not long after....don't ask me what it was, just kept getting infected with viruses after and taking forever and ever to connect to sites.

It was a definite click, click and I was scared it was going to blow up.

Got a good deal on a new pc, (Dell) so it got chucked out.

Baron Greenback · Post by **Baron Greenback** » Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:38 pm

Interesting that you mention morse code;

did you know that some mobile phones (nokia I belive) have a default sms alert that is . . . - - . . . and guess what.....it's SMS in morse code! Don't you just love little titbits like that?

Sms I would guess that you knew that already

Bubbles · Post by **Bubbles** » Tue, 11 Oct 2005 9:32 pm

A good joke going around lately here in UK.........if you lose your electronic car key and you know someone else with same car, get them to sound the key near their mobile...both have to have same moby too...then put yours near your carlock and hey presto, it'll open......

COURSE...I DID IT AND IT DOESN'T WORK, LOOKED LIKE A REAL PLONKER IN THE CARPARK SHOUTING INTO MOBY AT WORKMATE UP IN WINDOW.....HAHAHA.

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Tue, 11 Oct 2005 9:47 pm

Bubbs, try this one, if you find when using your electronic key blipper thingy you have to stand quite close to car, stick the blipper to your head and try it. You will find the range of the blipper increase by quite alot!

dot dot dot · Post by **dot dot dot** » Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:14 am

Eric

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