computer noises

[maxemulien]

Our computer has recently started making unhappy grindy fan noises when it starts up. It usually goes away in a few minutes (maybe 2-5 in most cases), but I don't trust it. I opened it up yesterday and narrowed it down to the fan on the graphics card. This is about the limit of my experience to date with this sort of hardware stuff. The computer is

Comments

[nemene]

Often a can of compressed air used to blow out the gunk in the fan can give it a fix. Otherwise I would look to replace the graphics card.