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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (14712)	1/9/2001 1:52:31 PM
From: Nemer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110631

my bet is the CPUcooling fan is making the noise ... or perhaps, but less likely the box cooling fan ... and the resulting heat build up is causing the malfunction of the CPU and the memory if not those, the bushings/bearings in the HD itself ... could be the noise, and could be a combo of both this and the above but the HD buzzing shouldn't account for the mem leak by itself.... good luck

To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (14712)	1/9/2001 2:32:04 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110631

Quick Fix: Buzz: Bee or wasp caught in machine, get a can of RAID and spray through the vents. Leak: Silicone Sorry man, but old computers, I just tell people to buy a new one. You can get a Celeron with 128 MB of ram for peanuts nowadays. Just buy the box, the monitor will last for many years. Just not worth trouble shooting old computers anymore. They are disposable. dell.com