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    Acer 7551G rattles and buzzes

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by ShreddingDragon, Aug 14, 2012.

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    My Acer Aspire 7551G started making strange noises today. It works fine, but the CPU fan and hard drive hum/rattle like crazy. The noise is a lot like a disk spinning in a CD drive really fast. The chassis vibrates quite a bit.

    For a few minutes after booting everything is normal. But then it begins suddenly, and it won't stop until I shut down. I already opened the back panel and took a look at the HD but I couldn't notice anything wrong. The CPU fan is under the bigger plate, so I didn't want to poke around too much before asking. Warranty time is past already, the machine is about two years old. I dusted off every spot I could without opening the bigger panel.

    What should I do?
     
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    Update: The noise ceases for about 20 seconds every 5-6 minutes. Any ideas what to do about this?
     
    ShreddingDragon, Aug 14, 2012
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