My brother-in-law has a Emachine EMonster500, while computer is powered down it will start clicking. The hard disk activity light blinks very rapidily. I have look at everything I can possibly think of and haven't come up with any solutions. I've even reformatted and install Win2k on it. Most recent secuirty patches and serive packs applied.
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Jump to PostIf the speakers are disconnected, and there's no disks in his floppy/cd-rom drives, then the only thing that can click when powering down would be the hard drive, in which case, it can't be cured by reformatting and reinstalling anything... Is it a very polite, mild-manner clicking sound (like whispering …
Jump to PostI just got one in for repair. Man, that was the worst machine I have ever worked on what a pain. The one I recieved for repair has a high-pitch power supply whine and clicks every now and then. E-machines put cheap power supplys in their computers. Try puting in …
Jump to PostYou mean to tell me that (1) the machine is powered down, and (2) the hard disk activity light blinks on its own - while all the other indicator lights are out? We're in X-File territory now... Anybody? I feel compelled to buy this machine from your brother-in-law just to …
Jump to PostRich, was I ever glad to find you!
You might not get a response from richh, given that his reply was posted more than two years ago. :cheesy:
Power supplies are easy to replace; it's usually just a question of fiddling with a few screws and connectors, as the …
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