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    Notebook grinding noise on startup?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Sylenall, Nov 25, 2009.

  1. Sylenall

    Sylenall Notebook Enthusiast

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    Whenever I boot up my xps 1530 from hibernation or restart, there is a slight grinding noise accompanying the standard Click as my notebook starts up.

    It doesnt last longer than a second, but I never heard this sound before Dell replaced my Hard-drive for me.

    Does anyone know what it could be? and if it's bad?
     
    Sylenall, Nov 25, 2009
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  2. Illegal Operation

    Illegal Operation Notebook Evangelist

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    Are you sure it isn't your dvd drive? Maybe it is doing something beyond the normal clicking when it starts up. I noticed recently that mine started making a different noise but everything still functions fine.
     
    Illegal Operation, Nov 26, 2009
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