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    M17x R1 fan issue

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Matthew1993, Oct 10, 2012.

  1. Matthew1993

    Matthew1993 Notebook Consultant

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    myne fan on the right gpu is making some kind of noise something like "rrrrrrrr" what could be an issue? is it going to die soon? :(

    i have the exact problem like this guy on youtube



    Bump!!!!!!!

    I just tested temperatures in sleeping dogs. GPU 1 68 degree celsius and on GPU 2 70 degree celsius (GPU 2 temperature vary because i had more dust in it which im gonna clean today) , i was worried if the right fan on GPU 2 was spinning slower than on GPU 1 but everything seems okay. Those strange noises are happening sometimes i hope that right fan won't go to hell :|
     
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  2. Belien

    Belien Notebook Geek

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    I would be cautious. If that's the sound the fan makes, it seems like the same I had on the first day it arrived => it got replaced. Now, there's one other posibility. There's a little sticker on the center of the fan and I noticed it can get loose. If so, it might just be the loose sticker rumbling against the body of the laptop. If you turn the laptop vertically on the left side, does it start to squeal (sound gets even worse)? If so, i'd suggest you look for replacement fan.
     
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    I will test that this week, when fan is working on full power i don't hear that strange noise. so if i understanded u correctly ur tryng to say that little sticker is rumbling against the fan and that is making noise? its really funny because most people have this issue on the right fan, looks like dell / alienware really forces us to replace components -_-
     
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