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    E1505 Loud hissing sound when cpu is idle

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by CrashX, Apr 11, 2006.

  1. CrashX

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    Is that normal for a hissing sound to come from the cpu when it is idling ? ... I noticed if I scroll with my mouse it goes a way for a few sec then comes back ... Playing games I don't see it all as well ...

    Anyone else see this ?
     
    CrashX, Apr 11, 2006
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  2. Flame X

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    I have this same problem with my i9400.
     
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    Could be the Fan or DVD drive
     
    gridtalker, Apr 11, 2006
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    electrical buzzing sound? a type of 'whine' right? if so, count me in - same on the E1705. I'm thinking it might be the battery - after all, it is a Sanyo. LOL

    As for a fix, I haven't recovered from my last Tech Support experience to try again... Maybe tomorrow I'll call them back.
     
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  5. CrashX

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    Anyone else with the same problem ? It is really annoying .. Talked to dell they are sending me a new harddrive ... Will update if it fixes the issues ..
     
    CrashX, Apr 12, 2006
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    This sounds just like the "whining"/hissing issue many people are talking about over on the Apple MacBook Pro discussion boards. The solution for the MacBooks seems to be to run an app to get the whine to stop.

    Here's an extra-long thread about it: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=374397&tstart=15 (warning: it really is extra-long and will take awhile to load -- not modem friendly...)

    Is this problem a "feature" of the new Core Duo processors? Do many of you with Core Duo notebooks have this "whine"?

    --Dan
     
    bluemoose, Apr 13, 2006
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