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    Alienware 13 r2 (SSD model)- Hissing and clicking noises while on?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Rothcall, Oct 5, 2016.

  1. Rothcall

    Rothcall Notebook Consultant

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    So.. as of late with my alienware 13, its been making moderate to high pitched hissing and clicking and almost bleepy noises while on, and having an SSD that rules out hard drive clicks. Has anyone else had the same? Should I be worried? Are there any possible fixes or should I just try to get some other small laptop?
     
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    VICKYGAMEBOY Notebook Deity

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    I had this coil noise right above my cpu heatsink, first i thought it was either fan or HDD, turned off fan, removed HDD, still the noise was there, today i managed to find these, burnt DC input jack cable on my Alienware 15 R2, it was causing GPU throttle as well, first it started with noise, now this.. please check ur cable..
     
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