I have seen this before, on one particular machine. The sound does appear
to come directly from the CPU. It isn't harmful as far as I can tell --
that same CPU has been testing for three years now, and continues to chug
along.... It only tends to happen on slower, older Pentiums, from what I've
seen.
> When I start the programm on my notebook it makes a strange mechanical
> pulsing sound like an old damaged wheel or like an ill cricket.
>
> When I press some areas on my notebook the sound disappers for a
> few seconds but then it comes back.
That's the idle-nature of your program. It only works when the CPU is
idle, and you've done something to make the CPU *not* idle. When the idle
cycles take over again, Prime95 starts again.
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