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    What exactly does one do when he hears the sound from his CPU?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by FrozenDarkness, Jul 19, 2007.

  1. FrozenDarkness

    FrozenDarkness Notebook Deity

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    I hear that you can ask for a motherboard replacement?

    I also hear that you can download a program that helps settle it?
     
    FrozenDarkness, Jul 19, 2007
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    How can you be certain the sounds are coming from your CPU and not some other component? The CPU should theoretically be silent? If there are sounds coming from the comp chances are it's probably the HDD, fan or optical drive...
     
    Commander Wolf, Jul 19, 2007
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  3. wave

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    You mean the sound that some Core 2 Duos make when switching into a different power mode?
     
    wave, Jul 19, 2007
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    Or perhaps capacitors?
     
    chuck232, Jul 19, 2007
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    How do you know it comming from the CPU it could be comming from anywhere inside the laptop
     
    mtor, Jul 19, 2007
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  6. kmatzen

    kmatzen Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, I had no idea that a CPU could make noise.

    My solution to any problem: drain the capacitors. Take the battery out, unplug it, and turn it on. My desktop can last about half a second with the charge built up in the capacitors. Solves a lot of funky motherboard problems.

    To bad this solution doesn't solve poverty or world hunger. :(
     
    kmatzen, Jul 19, 2007
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  7. FrozenDarkness

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    well i know it's coming from the cpu, because i ruled out harddrive/cd-rom and everything since htey belong on the right side of the computer
     
    FrozenDarkness, Jul 19, 2007
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