My tower on my pc keeps making a blowing noise what is wrong with it?

Question

my pc tower (hard drive) keeps making a blowing noise every now and then it sounds like a hairdryer, someone said it may be my fan or may need cleaning inside, please let me know what it is and can i fix the problem myself?

Answer 1

Probably is your fan is either faulty or needs cleaning.

Depending upon how comfortable you are cleaning the inside of your fan would determine whether or not you can do it yourself.  It is easy to do, but it is a confidence thing.

If it is faulty, you need to buy a new one and replace it - once again easy enough but it means unscrewing the fan, unplugging it, plugging the new one into the same socket and s******g the new fan on.

Answer 2

It is the fan.  It is supposed to do that to keep the processor cool.  It may need cleaning.  Open the case and wipe any dust from the fan blades or get some compressed air and blow the dust away.

Answer 3

Are you sure that it isn't just the fan? Often computers can make a loud "blowing" sound simply when they need to cool down. Sometimes it is loud and constant, sometimes it will occur only at certain times. For example, one computer we have makes the sound when we turn it on, but then it stops once it's running properly. It could just be natural for your computer to do that. (Sorry, I know this isn't a proper and definitive answer, but I hope it may help a little bit)

Answer 4

have you been watching p**n on it,could be one too many blow jobs

Answer 5

I agree with s****.. Open the tower up and clean all the dust and junk out, paying particular attention to the fan. If it still makes the weird noise after that, your fan might be going out, which means either it will need to shortly be replaced or your computer will. Hopefully, it just needs cleaning. :)

Answer 6

Too much dust in the fan.

Clean it before it stops!

;D

Answer 7

Either too much dust in the fan or the fan is operating below capacity and making the system too hot.  Clean it, if it still happens, buy a new, quieter fan.

Answer 8

It sounds like it might need a clean to me. The fan is keeping your computer cool. If you didnt have a fan it would over heat. If you have a lot of dust in there it might not be cooling properly.

Answer 9

It the fan, open the side and get all the dust out.