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    CPU whine on XPS M1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by faint34, Jan 27, 2008.

  1. faint34

    faint34 Notebook Consultant

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    I had a few quick questions regarding CPU whine. I have now had my laptop for a week and its been perfect, but the whine started yesterday.. even though it hadn't done it for the first week I had the system.

    1. Why did I not have CPU whine when I first received it, but now I do a week later?

    2. What version of "RMClock" do I need to download and how exactly do I use it to get rid of this whine?

    Thanks!
     
    faint34, Jan 27, 2008
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  2. MAC5217

    MAC5217 Notebook Consultant

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    You THINK you hear a whine, probably because you started reading about it on this forum, and all the naysayers put the thought in your head!
     
    MAC5217, Jan 27, 2008
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  3. faint34

    faint34 Notebook Consultant

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    Haha no I hear it... it's not obnoxiously bad I was just wondering what to do about it..

    Also I was wondering and forgot to ask... is there a button to eject DVD/CD or do you have to go to explore, right click, and click eject? Been driving me nuts!!!
     
    faint34, Jan 27, 2008
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  4. Smoothieboy

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    To the right of the power button.
     
    Smoothieboy, Jan 27, 2008
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  5. MAC5217

    MAC5217 Notebook Consultant

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    The eject buttons right above the keyboard. To the right of the power button. You shouldn't have a whine. I think you may b the first 1530 owner to report this? If you do, just call Dell and get a replacement. Are you sure its not just th fans going on?
     
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  6. faint34

    faint34 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the eject button info... logically you would think it should be next to the drive... whatever haha

    The whine is definitely there.. it goes away when you scroll up and down on the net.. similar to the M1210 but not nearly as bad.
     
    faint34, Jan 27, 2008
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  7. mrl0ser

    mrl0ser Notebook Geek

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    no cpu whine on mine either, just a little whine from the hd spinning though... cant really hear it unless i but my ear to the left palm rest
     
    mrl0ser, Jan 27, 2008
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  8. imar3l

    imar3l Notebook Evangelist

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    what does the cpu whine sound like anyway???
     
    imar3l, Jan 27, 2008
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    I'm not sure if that is the whine that people are talking about. At the very least, the whine people complain about is constant, not dependent on scrolling a window. Heck, my P4 desktop from 2002 makes the whine noise when I scroll a webpage.
     
    meh_cd, Jan 27, 2008
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  10. fullycharged

    fullycharged Notebook Guru

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    i noticed mine was whining 2 days after i bought it and me detecting the whine wasn't influenced whatsoever by this forum, i noticed it myself. very annoying noise when alone in a quiet environment the whine comes and goes and isnt influenced by scrolling
     
    fullycharged, Jan 28, 2008
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  11. Gmeanie

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    that whine was on my 1710 and you are going to tell me Dell hasn't fixed this issue yet? LOL
     
    Gmeanie, Jan 28, 2008
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  12. faint34

    faint34 Notebook Consultant

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    My girlfriend has a Vostro 1400 and it never has the whine issue.

    My xps M1530 has it, althought it isn't terrible it's still an annoyance.
     
    faint34, Jan 28, 2008
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  13. Elrabin

    Elrabin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have two identically specc'ed XPS1530s and have no whine on either one.

    I can barely hear the systems at all, the fans rarely kick on, the harddrive is barely audible and there is no CPU whine.

    2.2ghz Core2
    3gb ram
    160gb 7200 RPM hd
    DVDRW
    Intel Wireless N
    8600m GT
     
    Elrabin, Jan 28, 2008
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  14. sko105

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    I am with you Elrabin, besides getting my screen replaced (just cause, there really isn't much i can find wrong the samsung wsxga+), this system rocks.

    No cpu whine, hard drive is barely perceptible, and the fan kicks on when I am playing games.
     
    sko105, Jan 28, 2008
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  15. AGonzalez

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    I have had my system for less then a month. I just started hearing the noise (I would have never searched this forum if the noise just started, so it isnt influenced by this). So I am wondering If i should just call dell and have them send me a replacement laptop. This is ridiculous. You think they would fix this problem with how much people are reporting it and how much money they are losing for sending out all of these replacement laptops!
     
    AGonzalez, Feb 20, 2008
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  16. ViCyniC

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    No, there most likely IS whine on most, if not all systems I would imagine. It's a factor of how good your hearing is, and if you're generally a hearing-sensitive individual. If I were you people complaining about a very faint high pitch whine, I would just live with it (that what I did). More than likely, the replacement you get will have the same faint high pitch whine as well. But hey, maybe you'll get a miracle laptop. ;)

    Oh, and there is a fan that runs ALL THE TIME on the 1530...again, maybe some people's hearing is that bad, but it's always on (maybe it's the HDD fan?)...and on top of that sometimes another fan that turns on during CPU intensive moments.
     
    ViCyniC, Feb 20, 2008
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  17. shuttlexp

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    sometimes my cpu whines also while shutting down....it sounds like underwater bubbles :) or boiling water...like that
     
    shuttlexp, Aug 3, 2008
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    paper_wastage, Aug 3, 2008
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