2010-11-13, 03:58 AM
does your laptop have a particular model number?
Loud buzzing noises usually indicate a fan that is incredibly dusty and or near failing.
Put your ear close to the laptop when you turn it on to see if the buzz is coming from your speakers or if it sounds like it's coming from elsewhere, indicating a mechanical issue.
The fact that other programs run fine shows a hard drive problem tho. Hard drives do make a grinding noise when they are crapping out.
First thing's first though. Clean out your laptop from dust. Have someone help you. Get some compressed air and try to open the laptop from the side if you can, to get as much dust out. If this doesn't clear the problem, run a disk check on XP. Here is a link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265
This will help buy you time in case your hard drive is near failing and you have to replace it.
Loud buzzing noises usually indicate a fan that is incredibly dusty and or near failing.
Put your ear close to the laptop when you turn it on to see if the buzz is coming from your speakers or if it sounds like it's coming from elsewhere, indicating a mechanical issue.
The fact that other programs run fine shows a hard drive problem tho. Hard drives do make a grinding noise when they are crapping out.
First thing's first though. Clean out your laptop from dust. Have someone help you. Get some compressed air and try to open the laptop from the side if you can, to get as much dust out. If this doesn't clear the problem, run a disk check on XP. Here is a link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265
This will help buy you time in case your hard drive is near failing and you have to replace it.