The Lion is not home, I dare not call him at work over this. Our computer is making this low but piercing sound, it’s driving me nuts. I have put the volume on mute, turned off the printer ect. It seems to be coming from the modem. Someone tell me what to do before I lose it and chunk the darn thing out the door ! Please !
About to lose her mind !
Best bet? Log out. Reboot. Log back on. If it’s still there… ummm, dunno!
Best!
Byz
Could be lots of different things…if it’s like a whistle, make sure the fan is spinning OK…
Turn off, let sit a minute and turn on again. If it’s something inside, it could be the drive, so be cautious.
Otherwise, give it a good, sharp smack. Always works for me.
Zette
Byz,
Ok, I tried that. It didn’t work.
Aaarrrggghhhh, and I wanted to spend some time on some craft sites tonight too. But this noise will make me to nuts to make anything. Drat !
Ayesha - Lioness
You sound reasonable. Must be time to up my medication.
Gee Zette, so if my dog isn’t working right I should give her a good, sharp smack? Just kidding! 
But I think Zette might have something there. You may need to vacuum out the inside and get some crap off the fan. Oh wow! Like when the shit hits the fan… Bwah ha ha!
Best!
Byz
Zette,
You are a genius ! I just wacked the modem and the horrible whistling stopped !
Ayesha - Lioness
You sound reasonable. Must be time to up my medication.
Never mistrust the advice of a tech, no matter how strange it sounds , Byz 
Ayesha,
If that happens again, don’t smack it- take it to get looked at. Also, buy a can of compressed air (from a computer store), remove the cover of your PC, DON’T SHAKE THE CAN, and using short bursts spray some air in your machine. You probobly have some gobs of dust or hair in there (check the fan).
Zette
Keeping your computer clean of dust and animal hair is one of the most helpful things you can do. I vacuum mine weekly.
your humble TubaDiva
Saw a computer catch on fire once from all the dust and cat hair . . . pretty impressive.
I would like to say thanks to every body who took the time to try to help my wife with this little glitch(not the person).
Frankenstien the computer gets cranky every once in a while.
The modem is a external voice/data/fax that forgets that it is supposed stay mute all the time.
Dust in the case is not a problem as I frequently open it up to work on and upgrade the beast.
Thanks Again
Peace
t lion
Well, if your beast is anything like mine, it’s probably time to change the belts and hoses. Better have 'em check the fluids, too.
Dopeler effect:
The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.
Fluids, Uncle Beer are you saying that coffee I spilt on the keyboards twice had nothing to do with the computer not working right. I have some oil in the kitchen , maybe I’ll give the modem a shot of it, or maybe some of that strange smelling yellow tequila that is floating around in your Guy Stuff thread.
Ayesha - Lioness
You sound reasonable. Must be time to up my medication.