PC churning over. Why?

[Meltdown]

Hi, I'm using WIN 98 SE and whenever i leave my PC for a few minutes it starts "churning" over. It sounds like its trying to open a program or access the hard-drive. Its stops churning when the screensaver comes on after 10 minutes. This has only started recently and I don't remember changing any settings.

Can anyone tell me whats going on and how to stop this noise

Meltdown

 

[Rache]

Could it be an av? What progs are on in b/g? Type in (RUN) 'msconfig' and see what's running. It's not a fan is it?

 

[slipe]

Wintop is part of the Win95 Kernel Toys but works fine on Win98SE. Install it and see what is taking CPU cycles when the noise occurs. http://www.dewassoc.com/support/useful/wintop.htm

 

[flavallee]

Write down everything in the left column of the MSCONFIG startup tab, along with which ones are checked.

How much RAM is installed?

Too many programs running in the background, along with too little RAM, will cause your hard drive to access virtual memory, which is the thrashing sound that you hear.


Frank's Windows 95/98 Tips