Diagnostic tool question

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Is There a diagnostic Tools in xp that I can run checks on my laptops
hardware to see if they are performing as they should. For the last two
days my laptop has been making a grinding noise when it has to process
information.
System: Acer TravelMate 2450
Windows XP Home-SP3
Thank-you!
 
The only moving parts are the fan(s),& the hard drive..If the fan(s) are ok,
then chk the hd by downloading the MS-DOS hd chk utility from youre hd
mfg web site..Usually it runs on a MS-DOS formatted floppy,then boot pc
to floppy,run the tests.
 
Thanks Andrew.
I removed laptop backplate and carefully removed fan. Whoa!, what mess!
Dust bunnies galore with #*@% cat hair & other nasty things in there.
Cleaned fan and vents and laptop runs great. Thanks for the advice!
 
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