Don't miss me if I'm gone (for a while)

[Gardenlover]

My computer is making strange whirring noises - perhaps the fan is going out? The laptop is 4 or 5 years old, so who knows if or when it will fail.
In a way it's kind of nice knowing I will outlive another poorly made machine.

 

[seadoug]

Thank you for letting us know. We would all be asking about you hadn't told us. Best of luck with your laptop!

 

[RadishRose]

My computer is making strange whirring noises - perhaps the fan is going out? The laptop is 4 or 5 years old, so who knows if or when it will fail.
In a way it's kind of nice knowing I will outlive another poorly made machine.

Good luck with your next one Gardy. Thanks for letting us know.

 

[dilettante]

I always keep my feathers numbered, for just such emergencies...

Er, I have a spare.

But I hope it turns out to be something like a plugged up ear that clears itself soon.

 

[hollydolly]

My computer is making strange whirring noises - perhaps the fan is going out? The laptop is 4 or 5 years old, so who knows if or when it will fail.
In a way it's kind of nice knowing I will outlive another poorly made machine.

will it make you mad if I tell you my Toshiba laptop is 15 years old and still working fine..albeit slow ?

I don't use it for the forum ..I have my Mac Desktop

 

[dilettante]

Just in case you were left scratching your head:

 

[Jace]

When my laptop became questionable..
I went to a tablet..then that went..
got another..reasonably...
all set!

Good Luck!

 

[Trila]

My computer is making strange whirring noises - perhaps the fan is going out? The laptop is 4 or 5 years old, so who knows if or when it will fail.
In a way it's kind of nice knowing I will outlive another poorly made machine.

I have a friend who might know of a solution.

 

[Gardenlover]

The whirring noises went away automagically (for now), hopefully just a dusty fan. I have also been powering off the laptop when not in use, so maybe it just doesn't get as hot.

 

[VaughanJB]

Might be a good idea to make sure you have copies of anything important stored elsewhere, Mr. Gardenblover. Could be a fan (more likely is), but depending on the type of storage it has, it could be the hard disc, which would be catastrophic (if repairable).