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    Inspiron 1520: Weird, Periodic Sound

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tunaphish6, Oct 17, 2007.

  1. tunaphish6

    tunaphish6 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Keep in mind, this has nothing to do with the onboard sound or the whole high pitched noise.

    When sitting in front of the computer, you'll normally hear the fans and normal HDD sounds. But periodically/randomly, you'll hear this weird succession of three 'clicks' going down in scale each click. It's really hard to explain but that's what it sounds like. And this happens randomly, even during start-up and shut down; I think its hardware produced or something. It's fairly annoying and I haven't heard of anyone having the same problem and the last thing I want to do is call Dell tech support.
     
    tunaphish6, Oct 17, 2007
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  2. Gilliann

    Gilliann Notebook Consultant

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    that is bizzare, my only guess is its the HD changer power states possibly??
     
    Gilliann, Oct 17, 2007
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  3. tunaphish6

    tunaphish6 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Seeing as you have similar specs, this may be a clue to that this may be exclusive to me. Did you change any of your bios options, such as the HDD acoustic settings? For the most part, I haven't.
     
    tunaphish6, Oct 17, 2007
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  4. Dell C.A.

    Dell C.A. Company Representative

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    Did changing the HDD acoustic settings make any difference in the noise? I've honestly never heard of this kind of noise, but I'd be happy to investigate it with you...

    Try reverting the BIOS settings to default (Alt+F in the BIOS) and see if that makes a difference. From there, adjusting the HDD accoustics I would agree is the first step...

    John
    Dell Customer Advocate
     
    Dell C.A., Oct 24, 2007
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    Eric17 Notebook Enthusiast

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    my old e1705 did this, never really found out why though but it was annoying
     
    Eric17, Oct 24, 2007
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    larson Notebook Evangelist

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    mine does this also.
     
    larson, Oct 24, 2007
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