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    Grinding Sound Coming From Top Left Vents?!?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by stonedzombie, Feb 10, 2010.

  1. stonedzombie

    stonedzombie Notebook Consultant

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    Hey everyone

    So a few days ago, my computer just all of a sudden began making a strange "grinding/crunching" sound which seems to be coming from the top left side of the computer. The sound is very clear especially from the back left corner vent. The noise seems to come and go but still has me very worried. I've read this noise may indicate a dieing hard drive, however tests came by negative and also the hard drive for this notebook is in the middle, not toward the top left. Anyway, I recorded the sound twice and was wondering if you could take a look and tell me what you guys think (you might wanna turn your volume up). Btw, I have an HP Dv7t

    http://www.zshare.net/download/72396005d7cc61d0/
    http://www.zshare.net/download/7239602672fe3d5a/

    Thanks!!!
     
    stonedzombie, Feb 10, 2010
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    stonedzombie Notebook Consultant

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    so...i take it its a complicated problem?
     
    stonedzombie, Feb 10, 2010
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    2.0, Feb 11, 2010
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