A desktop has started making a loud grinding or rattling noise that changes when the PC is working hard. The disk is an SSD. What is the most likely source?
Un PC de bureau s'est mis à émettre un bruit fort de grincement ou de cliquetis qui varie quand le PC travaille beaucoup. Son disque est un SSD. Quelle est la source la plus probable ?
Answers
AA fan with a worn bearing, which should be replacedUn ventilateur au roulement usé, à remplacer
BThe SSD, whose moving heads are scraping against the plattersLe SSD, dont les têtes mobiles frottent contre les plateaux
CThe monitor's backlightLe rétroéclairage de l'écran
DThe keyboard's cableLe câble du clavier
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