I was doing a disk cleanup to recover some space just now, and all of a sudden, my computer started making a loud grinding noise that slowly died down.
I do cleanups every couple days because a good chunk of space gets help up in temporary files and the like, and this is the first time I've ever heard a noise like that. The computer is also almost a year old.
I'd assume since I was doing a disk cleanup the drive was just acting up. But the grinding noise makes me wonder if it was my CPU fan. I don't know what to do now and I'm scared.
I'd checked my HD for errors, found none. I've tried to look over the proporties for my board and processor, but didn't find any problems. I installed a temp monitor, and my temperature is holding steady at the right levels. My fans don't have sensors on them, but if something wasn't working, the temp would reflect that.
I just don't know what to do. My computer makes a wierd scary noise out of fucking nowhere, and I don't know why.