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Actual issue was where to find the dust inside the computer. Generally it was clean looking but I never thought that I need to look behind the fan. No body specifically told me to do so until I ran the Bios from Hp troubleshooting and was instructed to look for a specific fan that makes the noise. Once it was found out that it is not Bios problem I was directed to see behind the CPU fan and where I found accumulated dust.
In my house hold we have five computers. It is only this machine that has inbuilt three fans and thus gave rise to such problem. I was so naive not to know where to find the dust the first time I was told to do so.
Still I'm thankful for all the help I got from this board.
Thank you for the link. I will install this once I will finish finding any free soft ware for this purpose. I can wait since I am using my other machine at present and that is working fine.
Thank you it fixed my cursor speed. To enhance the speed and remove the clutter in my computer I down loaded Uniblue registrybooster 210. It scanned and indicated that there are 337 system related errors and 121 user related errors Both of these are classified as high damage level.
When it comes to fixing this problem I have to pay certain amount for a year and then it will automatically be renewed by deducting that fee from my CC.
I mean to say if any body knows here any free registrybooster software available, please post the link. Or any other alternative to that.
In fact the first thing I did was to clean the inside with vaccum cleaner. This dust clogging was behind the CPU fan and is almost hidden from a normal guys. It was not until I find out the source of noise and then focused on CPU fan and was really blown away with the amount of dust behind the fan.
Yes I change furnace/Air condition filters regularly along with that of Humidifier. Anyway it was learning experience for me.
I noticed that this computer does not immediately respond to the Cursor as it should normally be. When I point the cursor over an Icon it takes time for that Icon to activate and then another some time to really open the page. I'm trying to figure out this issue and will appreciate any quick suggestion.
I believe this dust was accumulated several years ago when this machine used to be on the floor carpet under my desk. Since then I have my two machines on a desk alongside the monitors. Hope problem of this magnitude will take some time to appear again. But I noted your suggestion and will keep some of those compressed canes in store for periodic cleaning.
Your post is directed to two of us. For me I tell you how comfortable I feel like this machine running so quite after a long time. I, at present, do think it was the cause for noise.
Very useful info. I observed the fan rpm reach really high and could cause some damage. Anyway thank for sharing that with the board.
Malak! you were to the point. After downloading BIOS successfully the noise didn't go. The next step was that this noise is comming from inside heat built up and indicated all the symptoms I was experiencing with this machine.
Upon this I decided to look again inside the computer closely. What I found really shocked me. Though whole inside was clean with no dust but I noticed radiator on the CPU was chocked with dust and it was no way coming out with Shop vacuum, I have at home. Therefore I loosened the paste of carpet dust with the help of small long wire and then got ride of it with vacuum. Since there was no other place with dust and could see this if checked closely.
I started the computer and it is as quite as any other computer at home. I appreciate all the help from all the poster here but will notice your firm believe that the noise is b/c of the dust right from beginning.
I don't have shop air and do not know what that is?
Machine is really clean inside and I remember doing that by vacuum cleaner and trust me it is not b/c of that.
After down loading BIOS, machine needed to be switched off normally so that down load can be effective. But problem with my machine is, it does not switch off even through the night with the pop up massage that computer is updating the system and do not pull the power pug to switch off the machine. Therefore I'm stuck up with this problem and can not say whether or not it will eliminate the noise.
I called HP help desk. The guy from India asked me to pay $39.00 for trouble shooting and then off course I have to pay for the hard ware if needed. I told him that I'm not willing to spend any money at this time on this machine. However he gave me a web site www. support.hp.com to look for help free. I scanned the site and went to the trouble shooting under fan making too much noise.
In short it helped me to locate which fan is making noise by opening the side of the machine. It comes out that out of several fans, culprit is CPU fan. It short I'm downloading BIOS as per instruction and am not yet finished. Once it is done and I will restart the machine to see noise has gone. In any case I will provide update here.
"Has this noise you hear from the fan been there since you first got the machine, or is this something that has gotten progressively worse??"
Yes it was there since I bought it. Initially I was thinking that it is really cooling the system and tolerated the noise. But then I noticed even being in the basement during winter it still work like as if it is high summer time. Plus it begins as soon as I start the machine.
With this I have to leave for my night shift. I will read and reply your post after may be couple of hours. Thank you again.
There are two fans as shown in the mother board specs. One is CPU_Fan and other is Sys_fan. That means I need to make sure which Fan create noise. By the way, is it enough to say I need CPU or Sys fan for this computer with deatil info?
Just for general PC work and Internet surfing only.
2.8Ghz, 2.00GB RAM
I think this noise was there from the time I bought it new. Lately I didn't check for dust but I know I cleaned it before but noise never go.
As for the new fan I do not know how expensive it usually is? If there is no other remedy then I will go for it sure.
tc, I have HP Pavilion a1440n for couple of years. It is noisy and noise comes from fan on the side of the tower. Irrespective of room temperature it seem like working hard and thus generate annoying noise. Since I notice you guys are computer geek, please advice me how to get rid of noise? Thank you in advance
Your link helped me and I instead of pressing the Crtl + Alt and arrow at the same time, I was doing it with little time gape and I rectify the error by reading the post in your link. Any way thank u very much for prompt help. My system is back to normal.
Thank you very much. First I pressed Ctrl + Alt and then Arrow. It did not work but then I read the link posted by other poster, where it was suggested that by pressing all three at same time will work. So it did and I'm very happy. Thank you again for help.
Need help. This morning when I open my desktop, I noticed that every icon was upside down. Even the mouse work in reverse direction. I tried switching off power and removing cables, but it did not work. I operate Windows XP. Any help is appreciated. My machine is Dell Dimension 3000.
I don't mean a full explanation. But a forward looking statement saying that;
1:- We have accumulated so much at the site or in ware house with such and such %age for sale.
2:- Or simply mining/production is going on.
3:- Or b/c of the difference of opinion among the JV partners, production is temporarily suspended until further notice.
This is only adding one or two more lines to give some idea about what is the status of mining. Since there are lot of forward looking statements in the report, adding another one would have not affected the purpose of the report.
Or it is time for the management to issue over due update and address the rumours about the dispute between JV partners.
I have gone through this report and am disappointed to know that there is no detail about the Antimony production except following two lines.
"All three mines under a Franklin operating agreement have recent antimony production ranges of 58% to 68% purity."
Does it mean that production is so negligible that it is meaningless to give exact figure? We were expecting a detail progress on Antimony production. Instead major thrust of Mr. Petty is with Escala althgough putting that into production seem like a life time job with out any major funding source.
Other then that this is a well documented report with no real progress on the ground. If there was any then Mr. Petty would have highlighted that rather just describing it in two vague lines.
May be some other poster may help me if he/she sees any substance for optimism for us in this report that I have missed.
Hi doc, In fact we are basing our comments on the information made public by Kent Weisenberg, original designer and engineer of the robotics and the CEO of Inspar Inc,the subsidiary of PRRY.
According to him, company is unable to pay employees and suppliers outstanding dues for several months. That means company is in financial crisis and is unable to meet its obligation. That does not reflect well on PRRY and we are concerned about how it effect PRRY's JV with FMNJ related to Antimony.
This is a brief and hope it will give you some clue about what is being referred in comments.
Imanjen13, So far it is not clear, how this all is going to effect FMNJ. Last update from Bill was that they have a contract in place for ware house and also with some buyer from USA. That was besides the Burt's update about the start of the production of Antimony. If all that is true then I think liquidity should not be a problem. If revenue has not already started coming in, it should be coming in very soon.
But real danger is whether or not PRRY is going belly up. If so that means JV ceases to exist in future. I'm not sure how easy it can be for any company to exit the JV. If it get complicated, then we will be in the air for long time to come with suspension of all activity regarding the Antimony. Bill need to give us update about this situation.
The Hidden Danger Behind These Company Announcements
by Marc Lichtenfeld, Investment U’s Senior Analyst
Wednesday, November 3, 2010: Issue #1380
When public companies need more money, what are their options?
Sell more goods? Cut costs? Ask for a taxpayer bailout?!
Actually, there are several viable avenues they can take to get some extra cash. They can…
* Sell bonds.
* Tap into a line of credit. However, this increases their debtload. In turn, that results in higher interest payments (and lower earnings) and a more leveraged balance sheet.
* Sell stock to the public. Like an initial public offering (IPO), companies can issue secondary offerings, where shares are sold and the proceeds go directly to the company.
But there’s a risk with taking this last approach…
The Dangers of Stock Dilution
When a company announces a stock offering, existing shareholders can see their holdings diluted as a result of a company selling more shares into the market. And it’s a hazard that many investors don’t often think about.
For example, let’s say small-cap company Western Widgets has one million shares outstanding and you already own 10,000 shares (or 1% of the company). The firm isn’t yet profitable and needs more cash to fund its operations. So management decides to sell 100,000 shares at $10 each, thus raising $1 million.
The company now has the money it needs to move forward. However, your 10,000 shares now only count for a 0.9% stake instead of 1% because you have 10,000 shares out of 1.1 million rather than the original one million. In short, you’ve seen your stake get diluted.
Additionally, the increase in the number of shares means Western Widgets’ earnings per share will be lower – and quite possibly the share price, too.
It works like this:
* Let’s say Western Widgets has one million shares and earns $1 million. That translates to earnings per share of $1. If the average company in the sector trades for 20 times earnings, Western’s stock should trade at $20.
* However, if Western sells 100,000 more shares into the market and now has 1.1 million shares outstanding, that $1 million in earnings now translates to $0.90 per share. And with an earnings multiple of 20, its share price would only be $18.
But it’s not necessarily a grim picture…
Raising Money the Wall Street Way
Early stage companies often need constant capital in order to get their businesses to the point where they’re self-sufficient.
But when market conditions are poor, a company may sell a small amount of stock, just to get the amount of cash they need in the short-term. They can then go back to the market for more capital when conditions are more favorable.
For example, rather than offering 10 million shares at $10, a company will perhaps only offer five million shares and be able to sell the other five million at $15 at a later date.
Early-stage biotech companies frequently take this approach. A firm can raise enough money to fund Phase I or II clinical trials and develop its drug pipeline – a process that may require several stock offerings.
But when the lead drug moves into Phase II, the company can then attract a lucrative partnership deal with a big pharmaceutical company. For example, it could receive $50 million upfront, plus future milestone payments, thus negating the need to raise money later on.
But what do these stock offerings mean for investors?
The Consequences of Stock Offerings
When a company announces a stock offering, its share price will usually fall.
We saw this last Friday when PharmAthene (AMEX: PIP), a bio-defense company, whose stock is in my First Access portfolio, said it would raise approximately $14 million by selling 4.3 million shares. This will dilute the existing shareholders’ positions by 13%. And sure enough, shares fell by 13% on the news.
That’s a fairly typical reaction.
* Sometimes, though, raising capital this way can actually be a positive step – especially if the firm accompanies the move with some other source of capital-raising measure (like a line of credit, for example).
* In these instances, the shares can move higher if the company manages to allay fears that it will run out of money or if investors feared a worse dilution.
* And short-sellers expecting a stock offering may cover their positions (i.e. buy back their shares) on the news, too.
Case in point: Arcadia Resources (AMEX: KAD) – another of my First Access stocks – which also announced a capital raise last Friday. Shares actually rose, as investors cheered the news that the company now has enough money to fund its main source of growth – a prescription management business called DailyMed.
Stock Offerings on “Layaway”
Occasionally, you’ll also see a company file a “shelf registration.” This document signals the firm’s intention to offer a maximum number of shares up to three years in the future.
For example, iGate (Nasdaq: IGTE) recently said it plans to file a shelf for up to 10 million shares. However, it doesn’t necessarily have to sell that number. It could sell two million next month, another one million next year and never sell any more. Or it could sell all 10 million shares right away. Heck, it might never even sell a share.
It’s important to understand how share dilution can affect your holdings in the near term and the long term. So when you’re researching a company, become familiar with its cash position and burn rate (if it’s not profitable), as it can tell you whether it will likely need to raise money.
If you believe a stock offering is imminent, you’ll likely want to stay on the sidelines until after the latest round of dilution.
Hoping your longs go up and your shorts go down,
Marc Lichtenfeld
imanjen13! I agree with you. Only reason I didn't give the link b/c that contain some stock promotion stuff too. Anyway next time I will give the contributor's name in the beginning of the post.
How do you know when a CEO is lying?
We all know the witty answer to this: "When he's moving his lips."
But in all seriousness, this is an important question for investors, as we place enormous trust in the men and women responsible for running America's companies. And remember, as a shareholder, you own part of the business, too.
Consider it this way: If you own a business, you'd thoroughly vet the person you hire to run it - and would expect complete honesty at all times.
But we seldom do the same with CEOs of public companies.
Fortunately, I'm going to share some insights that will help you separate the next Jack Welch from Bernie Ebbers (who's five years into his 25-year prison sentence for fraud, conspiracy and generally lying his socks off).
With so much money sloshing around, plus performance-based bonus payments and other financial incentives, the temptation for executives to lie - or stretch the truth - is clear. And getting away with a fib here and there is pretty easy.
If a company falls just short of an earnings target and the CEO wants to release a better number, it only takes a few creative "accounting changes" to make it happen. He doesn't even have to commit fraud either. He could simply restate the expected life of a factory, for example, and change the depreciation equation.
This kind of thing happens frequently, too...
Members of the Board: Please Take Out Your Calculators
When you look at the results from earnings announcements, the line is skewed towards meeting or beating earnings, rather than falling short. More companies report positive numbers - and that's no accident.
What's interesting, though, is that companies exhibit a statistical pattern of posting earnings surprises in three out of four announcements. They then disappoint on the fourth one. Why?
1. It's partially due to analysts changing their expectations.
2. The company finally has to take a hit for those "makeup sales" that didn't happen.
But executives don't have to change a single number. They could simply exaggerate their expectations for the future.
So how can you tell the Honest Joes from the Pinocchios?
You Can't Handle the Truth!
It seems that while executives may be accomplished businessmen, they could use some more practice in the business of stretching the truth.
A recent study from David F. Larcker and Anastasia A. Zakolyukina at the Stanford Graduate School of Business reveals how you can protect yourself from CEOs who want to embellish their companies' numbers or future outlook.
It shows that CEOs and CFOs betray themselves with the words they choose during quarterly earnings conference calls.
Larcker and Zakolyukina studied 26,663 transcripts from 2003 to 2007 and compared the companies that eventually admitted earnings mismanagement to those that didn't.
They focused in particular on the "Q&A" portions of the calls - and for good reason. It's easy to prepare an airtight presentation on your quarterly results, but analysts can ask some challenging, unpredictable questions that are more likely to trip up company executives.
Here's what they found...
Brush Up on the Language of Leaders
It turns out that there are certain linguistic red flags that executives raise when answering questions. For example...
~ Catchphrases: "Deceptive executives" frequently use phrases like "you already know" or "others know well" - perceived general knowledge, but often done without backing up their claims.
~ Emotions: Pay attention to the emotiveness of the language. Specifically, "non-extreme positive emotions" and "extreme positive emotions." For example, a non-extreme positive claim would be something like, "sales are good." On the other hand, an "extreme positive emotion" would be, "sales are fantastic." The CEO who says "fantastic" is more likely to be embellishing the story.
~ What's Missing? When executives don't mention terms like "creating shareholder value," that's another red flag. Some top dogs understand that their duty is to return value to the shareholders; others are more concerned with their compensation packages.
~ The Leadership Gauge: Watch how CEOs refer to themselves and the rest of the management team. A leader willing to take ownership and refer to himself as "I" is more likely to be telling the truth. But those who use the royal "we" could be prone to deferring future blame when results are below-par or when things go wrong.
And the most striking takeaway from this study?
According to the numbers, this analysis of executive language provides better predictions than traditional financial analysis.
Focus on Cash
There are hundreds of studies focusing on "earnings management" - i.e., how to tell when companies are merely shuffling the numbers to make things look better.
Most of them typically identify areas where the cash flow doesn't match up with the income statement - and for one simple reason:
Companies can tweak the earnings, but barring outright fraud, cash doesn't lie.
But other signs of earnings management include...
* Rising accounts receivable.
* Falling unearned revenue.
* Having a high aggregate accruals ratio.
However, if you don't like to dig that far into a beefy earnings report, you should at least weigh the cash flow statement more heavily than the income statement.
Take a Peek Behind the Stage-Managed Public Image
Nevertheless, the fact that the study into executive language outperforms some advanced financial analysis is telling.
After all, no matter what the numbers show, the companies you invest in are run by real people. Intelligence, values, decision-making, emotions and many other factors come into play every day that affect companies' prosperity - and the value of your trading account.
And make no mistake, analyzing the true quality of a management team these days isn't easy. It's difficult to quantify when executives present a carefully crafted public image.
Still, these guys are only human and there are sometimes glaring insights into their temperament. Take former Enron CFO Jeffrey Skilling, for example, who once blurted an obscenity to an analyst on a conference call.
Other than that, it can be tricky to spot the cracks in executives' armor. But it doesn't mean you shouldn't try - and the tips above should help. After all, these guys are running the companies you own.
Good investing,
Matthew Weinschenk
PsyOpDude, thank u for your PM. I'm here still waiting for some good news from that far off God forsaken Andes mountains. May be that will never come. I have developed a losing relationship with this company. It is lose lose for many here but win win for only one person there.
That is the luck. Every body knows the principle, 'never put all your eggs in one basket, but still tragedies happen every day. It is hard to separate cheaters, lairs from genuine and truthful in this market economy. Yes pigs are slaughtered every day here and so is true in our case too.
You are absolutely right.
Some body is still making $500,000.00 every year. Production or no production he is making as much as most of the mid size company's CEO's are making. Yes it happens when fox is watching the hen house.
No reply. Left him a message. Let us see if he bother to answer. At least Andy Austen is still working for FMNJ.
Let me try to call and come back to you.
You have raised a valid point. Let us discuss and brain storm what exactly has transpired between FMNJ and PRRY that has forced Mr. Petty to operate alone. Partnership is usually a very delicate relationship. Divergence of interest, violation of agreement by any one partner and out smarting one partner for his own interest. By that I mean, may be may PRRY did some thing to undermine the FMNJ interest in Bolivia and tried to direct deal with the owners of the Antimony mines. Just not sure.
Until we get an official update about the status of Antimony mines, we can simply imagine about what is the existing status of JV. Else Silverdog may share exactly what he was told by Burt. May be he has given a word to Burt, not to share the exact information or Burt was upset with him for sharing his earlier update with the public on this board. Just not sure.
Thank you for the link.
I got it. Thank you
Sorry Tom, I do not have any thing like, 'Manage in read or black' on my screen. The only thing red is the red flame in front of Hot.
Besides that I hope u will not mind me being frequently in and out from here and thus delayed reply.
Tom! can u please post job description, if there is any? Just to assist u effectively.