My apple computer sounds like it's about to break, are these warning signs?

this does not happen all the time but it does happen once in a blue. Sometimes when i put my computer in sleep mood the computer fan seems to be getting lounder along with some other random noise. Sounds like a airplane about to take off.
It's like a build up noise or something. What causes this weird noise and should i be worried?

Relax, Ken. Nobody's wishing any ill will toward $tash. Simply having a good chuckle at his use of the word RAMs, that's all. As far as this board being communal, I'd have to disagree that it has taken a downturn. If anything, things are much more unified here lately than I've ever seen them before - and that's a good thing.
As for the World Cup, yeah, America stinks at soccer. What a revelation!! No surprise that one of the worst teams on the planet falls to the #2 ranked team in the world, at least not to me.
LPG, test your RAM(s) using the Apple Hardware Test disc that came with your machine! If you do a search in the support section of the site for Apple Hardware Test, you'll get step by step instructions if needed!

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