Strange Program Sound with CS

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The shelf life of the average computer is 5 years, before things start to go. So 7 years? It's time.

When you get the new one and all's well, take the old one apart and save whatever is salvageable. Come's in handy for troubleshooting down the line. Power supply, harddrives, optical drives, even the diskette/floppy drive (hey, you never know). The RAM modules can be sold on ebay. The older the RAM, the more expensive to replace, so there's is a market for it. You can pick up an external case for the harddrive and use it for offline storage. The cases are cheap (under $20). That way you'll still have access to whatever's on it.

OR, try fixing it. You can learn a lot and will have nothing to lose.

Good luck with the new one.

Dave