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    Inspiron 17R N7010 Fan "Knock" Noise

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Dutchman1101, Sep 7, 2010.

  1. Dutchman1101

    Dutchman1101 Newbie

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    Just bought this thing Saturday and one thing I've noticed is it makes a slight "knock" noise right before the fan kicks on about 70% of the time. Is this something to be concerened about? Has anyone had something similar? The fan sounds normal otherwise. It doesn't seem to affect performance at all as far as I know, it's just annoying.

    FWIW, I just updated the BIOS to A06 and that did nothing. I also tried messing with the power settings and switched the cooling options to passive and that really did not do much either.

    Thanks in advance!
     
    Dutchman1101, Sep 7, 2010
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    Nothing, huh? Maybe I'm just being paranoid.

    The fan also does seem to kick on a little more than it should but since I've never owned a laptop before I could be wrong. It seems to kick on about every two minutes but that's when I'm doing audio editing where the CPU is being used pretty heavily. If I’m just doing light stuff, maybe every 4 to 5 minutes. Does that sound normal?
     
    Dutchman1101, Sep 9, 2010
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    rjbresson Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have noticed the knocking once in a while if I have it in my lap, but just sitting on my desk I've never heard it. I mainly use mine for browsing and watching movies, and when its on my desk, the fan isn't on very often. When it is on, it is pretty quiet.
     
    rjbresson, Sep 25, 2010
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    max 0401 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello guys, can you give some more info, are you satisfied with this laptop?

    We are talking about this one, right:
    Intel Core i5-460M 2.53GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 3MB L3 Cache)
    4096MB DDR3 1066MHz
    HDD 640GB SATA 5400rpm
    17.3" HD+ LED BrightView (1600 x 900)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD5470 1GB DDR3

    Dutchman1101    , is it getting hot when doing something with it?
     
    max 0401, Oct 1, 2010
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