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Remove the belt and then rev it up. If the whine goes away, its either the alt, ac comp, ps pump, or a bad belt. If the whine is still there, more diagnosis will be needed.
when i got my hood popped, and i rev it, my alt. sounds like a blower, but im not having any problems with it and the bearings seem to be alright still