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    fan and hard drive noise on xps 1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by noles1983, Jun 8, 2008.

  1. noles1983

    noles1983 Notebook Enthusiast

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    the fan is always on, temp at 50c, and the hard drive is constantly making that busy sound. is this normal?
     
    noles1983, Jun 8, 2008
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    redrubberpenguin Notebook Consultant

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    Did you just get your notebook? If you did, it takes Vista a while to set up Indexing, so it's constantly storing data the first few days after your first bootup. 50 degrees C seems normal to me for a notebook, but it should probably work less hard after a week or so.
     
    redrubberpenguin, Jun 8, 2008
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