Gateway GT5634H makes a funny noise, all fans are working but in the bios it says one isnt working. also when i tried to dyagnostic it for the harddrive, it would not move past 12 percent

WARNING: Before you start troubleshooting remember that you are dealing with electricity that can KILL.

Only work inside the computer case when the power has been switched off and disconnected. Never open the power source.

Some of the below steps recommend removing physical parts within the computer. While in the computer it is highly recommend that you be aware of ESD and its potential hazards


first clean your computer of dust you could use a vacuum cleaner but not with a metallic pipe it might short out if it touches something inside the computer
use a plastic pipe one


run the chkdsk utility
click start run type cmd then type chkdsk/r/f which will scan for and attempt to repair any bad sectors and automatically fix any corrupt files on your hard drive another way of running the chkdsk utility

click start control panel administration tool computer management disk management right click on your drive select properties tools click check now click start two boxes automatically fix files and

scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors place then a tick in both boxes then select check now tart should schedule this task when restart

have no input while the chkdsk utility is in progress any input may damage your computer
check all power and data leads that attach from motherboard to your hard drive for secure dust free connections if it's a 40 pin flat ribbon type ide this will be the first to fail


if its a clicking sound you might have a dirty hard drive the clicking noise is the reader arm jumping across platters on your hard drive

hope this helps