High pitch tone fans don't work

Good day / evening

Please help! I have a  DS Custom pc designed for 3D Graphics and video editing:

Started machine today and got a high pitched tone and noticed fans are not working. Shut machine down immediately.  Could someone please help me diagnose this, It's a production machine and I have project deadlines and no way to work on them.

Had cooling pump go out on machine about a week after warranty expired which I had to pay for and replace myself. So far this has NOT been a good PC experience.



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System Configuration:
Chassis Model:  Black OPS HailStorm Edition
Processor: Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 3960X 3.3GHz (Six-Core) (Extreme Performance)
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 32GB DDR3 1600Mhz Corsair Vengeance (Model: CMZ32GX3M4X1600C10)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM)
Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card(s): - nvidia quadra 4000
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 4: Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System: CPU Only
H20 Tube Color: Blue Tubing with High-Performance Fluid (UV Lighting Reactive)
Chassis Airflow: Upgrade Chassis With LED Performance Fans (Blue) (Up to 6 Fans)
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (UV) (Creates Glowing Effect for H20 Tubes)
Enhancements: Scythe Kaze Master Temperature Display & Fan Controller (Requires Chassis Airflow Upgrade) (KM01-BK)
Chassis Mods: HailStorm & 950Si: Processor & Video Card Area: Drill and Mount Two Side Window 120mm Fan Blow-Holes
Noise Reduction: Noise Suppression Package Stage 2 (Optimized Airflow & Fan Speeds with Noise Dampening Material)
CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz

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Thank you for your time and help!

Ric Armstrong
Virtual Media

Hi VirtualMedia,

A high pitch squeal sounds like a bearing failing in some apparatus as suggested by bprat22. Start it again and see if you can locate the general area the sound is coming from. Remove the side cover before you start it. You won't damage anything if you run it for a very short time to listen. One trick is to take a cardboard tube and hold it over your ear so you hear sound through the tube. Hold your hand over the other ear. Moving the tube around the computer will help you locate the sound. The tube will give you directional hearing. Keep the tub end very close to the devise you are listing to. If that doesn't work then you will have to unplug power to devices to find the bad one. Listen to the Power Supply first.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 17 Nov 2014 at 12:09am

Good to hear.