RE; sorry but from your description,the list of possable problems is just too long and may still not be it,a simple trick is if you have a length of tubeing to use as aa stethescope to locate which component the sound is come from,hope this helps.
> Wallstreet PDQ with 320 ram OS X 1.5 > > I was typing on the WS when it let out a high pitch > noise ( I thought of 2001, A Space Odyssey) that > lasted as long as it took me to save and shut down. > Restarted and no problems. Several days ago heard a > noise like something was shorting out. It appears > something is about to blow. Only recent change was the > addition of a USB PC Card. I have had problems with > the left bay occasionally not making good contact with > the battery where if I bump the computer while it is > running on battery, it will shut down. Taking the > battery out and putting it back in allows it to > restart. > > Other than aliens trying to contact me, has anybody > got any ideas? > > I'm on digest so my responses may be slow. > > Thanks > Ben > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
