On May 2, 5:32*pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
On May 1, 3:58*pm, Bob Villa wrote:









On May 1, 3:41*pm, Higgs Boson wrote:

My knowledgeable neighbor came over & showed me how to take off the
cover -- piece of cake; I feel like a jerk for not noticing!
He checked the fan. Spins freely. *WAS cleaned and dusted by
consulted, so that's not the prob.

NOTE: * This computer has only ONE fan; doesn't have a separate one
for the processor or graphics card.. *Is that a function of old
model? *It's a Dell Dimension, only about 5-6 years old.

Fan cover fits well; no dust inside. Neighbor spun the fan; didn't
hang up or stick; not noisy. *I'll do the test you suggested, but
don't know what "changes" to listen/watch for. *COULD YOU ELUCIDATE

You must have at least 2 fans with a PC that age. Power supple fan and
CPU fan...and spinning them will tell you little. Turn it on with it
open and listen where the squeal is coming from.
You seem to like to complicate things...like you want the attention!

That is so *unfair! *I am way in over my depth and appealing for help;
trying to report conditions as accurately as *can, along with steps
already *taken. The last thing I need is an unkind comment like that.
How would like it if you were struggling with a potentially disastrous
problem, and someone treated you like that!

Waaaa...you can't be *that* helpless!