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    My m17x is making a loud buzzing sound as I type this.

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Razed, Apr 27, 2010.

  1. Razed

    Razed Notebook Guru

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    It's making a really loud buzzing sound from the GPU and releasing cool air.

    Wat do.
     
    Razed, Apr 27, 2010
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    how loud ? and what is this cool air you're referring to ?
     
    mfractal, Apr 27, 2010
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    Pretty loud, sounds like a chainsaw. And it was releasing cool air from the bottom. It stopped 5 minutes later.
     
    Razed, Apr 27, 2010
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    Did you have the system tilted at an angle? Could have been the fan. If it happens regularly, the fans may need to be reseated.
     
    5150Joker, Apr 27, 2010
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    there might have been a bug inside when the fan went off lol... my M17x did had a loud buzzing sound once. I restarted and it was gone. I never figured out what went wrong. but hey, use that warranty.
     
    Mazdaspeed_6, Apr 27, 2010
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