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    speaker rattle

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by kidA, May 1, 2006.

  1. kidA

    kidA Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I first noticed when i got my laptop and forgot to mention it until now when i noticed it again that when i turn up the volume on my i6000 it causes the left shift, ctrl, fn, and z keys to buzz and its particularly annoying. anyone else experience this?
     
    kidA, May 1, 2006
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  2. EchoAlpha

    EchoAlpha Notebook Enthusiast

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    My E1705 has a rattle/buzz, but it seems to be coming from the right side. I've heard you can tighten the screws on the speakers and that might clear it up.
     
    EchoAlpha, Jun 12, 2006
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  3. Amber

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    i noticed that on my system today... the base of my notebook vibrates a bit. I don't know if there is anything to fix it. You might try tightening your screws. You might check to see how high your volume is. Remember this is a notebook, not a surround sound system. You could also get an external set of speakers if you are going to be somewhat stationary.
     
    Amber, Jun 12, 2006
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    Headphones work real swell too. :D
     
    redglare, Jun 12, 2006
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  5. kidA

    kidA Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    yeah it's only when the volume is all the way up. I just use headphones now so there's no problem. The problem however, was the speaker being so loud that the keys would buzz so if i turn it up, i just have my suede keyboard cover over it since i'm docked with a keyboard and mouse and such.
     
    kidA, Jun 12, 2006
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    it could have been your subwoofer. Dell has it located in a bad spot.
     
    Amber, Jun 12, 2006
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    its an i6000 so it cant be, i might try tightening the speakers tho, eventually.
     
    kidA, Jun 12, 2006
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    I am having the same problem. Has anyone tried tightening the speakers, and has it helped? Also, how do you go about tightening the speakers.
     
    ludayoda, Sep 11, 2006
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    No one??? I looked at the dell manual and it looks like it takes a considerable amount of disassembly to get to where the speaker screws are.
     
    ludayoda, Sep 13, 2006
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  10. lumberbunny

    lumberbunny Notebook Evangelist

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    My E1705 has a rattle, but it seems to eminate from the back left corner of the laptop. It usually only happens at higher volumes, although not nearly max, but sometimes also occurs at lower volumes if the audio quality is bad. What concerns me most is that it's coming from the rear of the laptop, far from the speakers and subwoofer, so what's rattling?
     
    lumberbunny, Dec 20, 2006
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    I just noticed the buzz sound on my 1710
     
    gridtalker, Dec 21, 2006
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