Tech support requires me to ask more questions
1) Is it the same noise as when it goes at full tilt, or a different noise (like something has worn out)?

2) Have you recently installed some new software which chews up your processor in the background?

Regardless of the answer to these, you can force your CPU into 'quiet' mode with this:

www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp/

Definitely works on Windows XP, not sure about Vista

EDIT: Sorry, I actually meant "cut your ears off and stick the fleshy bits in both your earholes and the laptop vents"

That should do it.
( chart cat has an itch, Wed 17 Jun 2009, 9:21, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Gets Stanley Knife, starts sawing...

(Apathyman Prepare to be underwhelmed..., Wed 17 Jun 2009, 9:27, Reply)