Shoutbox

I take offense to that, Matty and DXtremz.

It's possible for it to be the outlet and I've seen it before. If the outlet or the surge protector is screwed up, this can happen. I had a perfectly good PC that was making a strange noise and didn't want to start properly when I plugged it into an old power bar. I plugged it in somewhere else and it was fine - the power bar wasn't delevering the right voltage (and the PC was the only thing plugged into it).

What I meant was - plug it into another outlet, turn it on, if it does the same then unplug it and you'll know it IS the PC.'

If you have a problem with my advice then you can damn well PM me instead of making me feel like a fucking retard in public .