Like a sick dog...

fade2black

...I can sense the end. Of my laptop.

There are things going on in the background. Things are happening slower. Today, my speakers seem to have suddenly borked. They work but are now hissy. Is there a cancer moving slowly through my computer's body? I've done a virus search, ad aware search, spy bot search and a window's defenfer scan. All come up clear. Even now...that background hard drive noise is sounding like a clock ticking...it's doing something, I know it is. But what?

The laptop is only a year old, but is used pretty much every day.

Question is. What do I do now? And are my speakers definitely finished, or could this be a symptom of something else that can be fixed?

monkey tennis

It could be a software issue - try booting off a linux live distro (Knoppix or somesuch) and see if that helps your diagnosis of your speakers.

If the speakers are still buggered running a fresh OS, then it's likely a physical problem...

TerrorFirmer

Whatever about the speakers, a ticking noise always indicates impending failure for your laptops hard drive.

Back everything up asap....

re, the speakers, it might be as simple as software - try resinstalling drivers. but back your stuff up first. from what your describing it sounds like hard drive is about to conk out

Ruu_Old

Back up the data you wish to keep. The laptop hard drive should last longer than that, don't suppose the laptop is under warranty? Remove the drivers for the soundcard for the sound problem and try reinstalling them if possible in Device Manager (Control Panel->System->Hardware I think).

fade2black

Oh dear lord.

fade2black

Ruu wrote:

Back up the data you wish to keep. The laptop hard drive should last longer than that, don't suppose its under warranty?

Probably only the PC world 12 months.

scojones

Darren, inside a hard drive are movable things. Little discs that move all over the shop. When you hear the ticking, it means your hard drive is about to die. Give whoever you have it insured/under guarantee with a call. Nothing can be done, just back up everything you have and hope it doesn't die before the backup is done.

fade2black

I've rebooted and the ticking has stopped. I took norton off the computer last night, i bet this is its way of getting back at me.