The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    The HP boys are complaining about a very annoying whining sound....are Dells also suffering from this??

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by whuzizname, Feb 25, 2007.

  1. whuzizname

    whuzizname Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    60
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    whuzizname, Feb 25, 2007
    #1
  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    7,857
    Messages:
    16,212
    Likes Received:
    58
    Trophy Points:
    466
    I think it's a processor/ACPI thing that affects all kinds of notebooks. It is also a matter of how sensitive your hearing is.
     
    Greg, Feb 25, 2007
    #2
  3. andy_tok

    andy_tok Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    5
    Messages:
    122
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I don't know but my inspiron 6400 is incredibly quiet :)
     
    andy_tok, Feb 25, 2007
    #3
  4. Henchman

    Henchman Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    87
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    My HP NC8430 is very quiet.
    Especially after using NHC to regualte the CPU voltage and fanspeeds.
    The loudest thing is the HD.
     
    Henchman, Feb 26, 2007
    #4
  5. revtech

    revtech Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    92
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    ive heard a similar whining sound from a compaq.its not a constant sound it stops and starts...im guessing it happens when the cooling fans run ......could be wrong though.could some explain what exactly it is ?
     
    revtech, Feb 26, 2007
    #5