pulsating computer

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Hi all
I have a PC that has a sounds like a beating mechanical heart this causes
the text in my emails to flicker as well as the taskbar icons on the right,
It is running XP Pro and works fine but this has only just happened in the
last three weeks.
It actually pulsates just like a heart. Does it need a heart transplant?
redline
 
Hi all
I have a PC that has a sounds like a beating mechanical heart this causes
the text in my emails to flicker as well as the taskbar icons on the right,
It is running XP Pro and works fine but this has only just happened in the
last three weeks.
It actually pulsates just like a heart. Does it need a heart transplant?
redline
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Yes it does.
Make sure it does not become a flatline.
 
redline said:
Hi all
I have a PC that has a sounds like a beating mechanical heart this causes
the text in my emails to flicker as well as the taskbar icons on the
right, It is running XP Pro and works fine but this has only just happened
in the last three weeks.
It actually pulsates just like a heart. Does it need a heart transplant?
redline
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You've posted in a newsgroup for the Vista operating system. You should post
this in a group for XP or a group for hardware.

Sounds like a failing fan, possibly on the video card. Open the machine and
with it unplugged carefully clean out any dust with compressed air. Then
run it open and observe the fans. Replace any that are failing. If it is a
fan on a video card, you may need to replace the video card.

Malke
 
Thanks for the prompt answer sounds right to me
Malke said:
You've posted in a newsgroup for the Vista operating system. You should post
this in a group for XP or a group for hardware.

Sounds like a failing fan, possibly on the video card. Open the machine and
with it unplugged carefully clean out any dust with compressed air. Then
run it open and observe the fans. Replace any that are failing. If it is a
fan on a video card, you may need to replace the video card.

Malke
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This is a recent problem on my computer. All of a sudden the taskbar, and
explorer or any pop up menus are pulsating. It is hard to pin them and type
anything into boxes such as the run command. They keep clearing as I type.

When I try and select from a menu, it disappears and there is not sufficent
time to click on an item. If I go to Classic Menu, I can select, but boxes
still flash as I have them open.

Computer has been swept for spyware, viruses etc..... It seems it just
started after one of my recent windows updates.....

Running Windows Vista Basic on an ACER laptop with 2gb of Ram ...

Any suggestions..
 
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