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    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by matw01, Sep 19, 2011.

  1. matw01

    matw01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys

    just double checking but when in a quite environment i can hear my new xps 15 whirring when im using it, its fairly faint but it is noticeable.

    just wanted to confirm this is normal, i assume this is partially the hard drive as the indicator light does seem to flash all the time.

    Not had a laptop since my macbook in 2006 so I'm not really used to them now, just my imac which is pretty much silent.

    thanks in advance.
     
    matw01, Sep 19, 2011
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    madmattd Notebook Deity

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    Probably actually the fan running at a real low speed. That or the HDD as you suggest, but my bet's the fan.
    With an OS, yea that HDD light will flash a lot, even under idle. Pretty normal.
     
    madmattd, Sep 19, 2011
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    concat Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah you're probably not used to the fan noise if you're coming from Mac. If the HDD is louder than the fan under load... well that's not the norm.
     
    concat, Sep 20, 2011
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    matw01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i've heard the fan under load and its definitely allot quieter than that, really nice laptop. I decided i wanted a portable windows system and then i've got my imac for the desktop machine.
     
    matw01, Sep 20, 2011
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    SA Spurs1 Notebook Consultant

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    Its normal to here a whirring sound. Its only bad if you here a clicking sound
     
    SA Spurs1, Sep 20, 2011
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    Sam_A_1992 Notebook Evangelist

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    As everyone else has said. Its normal for that sound wether its the fan or hdd.
     
    Sam_A_1992, Sep 21, 2011
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