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    XPS M1530 Chirp & Screech

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by pne123, May 15, 2008.

  1. pne123

    pne123 Notebook Geek

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    I stood up w/ my laptop real fast and it made a chirp/screech noise. thought it was odd and moved it again fast and it did it again. I am guessing it is my fallsafe hard drive putting on the breaks. is that what it does? thinks it is falling and stops the hard drive?
     
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  2. pukemon

    pukemon are you unplugged?

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    your laptop thinks it is hightower. :D
     
    pukemon, May 15, 2008
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  3. pne123

    pne123 Notebook Geek

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    no one has heard this noise that has a fallsafe hard drive? mmmmm..odd
     
    pne123, May 15, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    I don't have that hard drive.
     
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    Tusin Notebook Evangelist

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    No worries, it's the fallsafe.
     
    Tusin, May 15, 2008
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