Laptop Problem?

• excused

  5 Apr 07, 23:46

  Hello everyone!
  
  I have a bad feeling about my laptop. There's this small vibrating sound (it's not very loud though). But I can hear it when there's no other sound around me.
  
  Everything is fine with my laptop for now. So my question is, is there anything wrong with it? Harddisk problem or am I just being too paranoid?
  
  Thanks
  
  edit: it's more quiet in the past. I use a fujitsu S6220 256mb ram with 40 gb. It's used for 3 years.
• furb

  6 Apr 07, 00:15

  I think you are being a bit too paranoid. Technology between 3 years is alot of different with manufactures releasing new stuffs very few months.
  
  Vibrations may due to fans (nowadays devices are kinda hot), Hard disk (Hard disk rotation rate also higher) and CD-Rom drive (when reading a disc).
• FireIce

  6 Apr 07, 00:19

  my hdd makes whirring sounds oso
  
  quite normal lah
  unless it's like screeching (something scratching against something) then u have to worry
• excused

  6 Apr 07, 21:16

  Thanks for the replies.
  
  I would like to know if my laptop requires any upgrading in terms of ram? Does a 256 mb ram require any necessary upgrade to improve performance?
  
  Everything is ok at the moment by the way.
• orionlight

  6 Apr 07, 21:17

  Originally posted by excused:

  Thanks for the replies.
  
  I would like to know if my laptop requires any upgrading in terms of ram? Does a 256 mb ram require any necessary upgrade to improve performance?
  
  Everything is ok at the moment by the way.

  If you feel everything is good enough for your usage,then don't waste the money to upgrade
• Conner MacDermott

  6 Apr 07, 21:23

  When did you purchase your laptop?
• excused

  6 Apr 07, 21:25

  Originally posted by Conner MacDermott:

  When did you purchase your laptop?

  2004 september
• FireIce

  6 Apr 07, 21:27

  im oso surviving with 256mb ram on my pentium 3
  
  as long as i dun use any intensive apps, it's ok
  
  jus have to be a bit patient sometimes
• Conner MacDermott

  6 Apr 07, 21:30

  There is a high chance that you may need to replace your fans.
  
  Computer fan's shelf life is around 2.5 to 3 years.