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    Question for owners of Envy 15t-j000 about hard drive noise

    Discussion in 'HP' started by giantramen, Jul 14, 2013.

  1. giantramen

    giantramen Newbie

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    I received my Envy on the 12th with these specs:
    HP ENVY 15t Quad
    • Windows 8 64
    • 4th generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4700MQ Processor
    • NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M Graphics with 2048MB of dedicated video memory
    • 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1920x1080)
    • 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    • 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
    • NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
    • No Additional Office Software
    • No additional security software
    • 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
    • No Internal DVD or CD Drive
    • Standard Keyboard
    • HP TrueVision HD Webcam w/ integrated digital mic
    • 802.11b/g/n WLAN

    When it came in I noticed a really loud hard drive noise at almost all times, called support and they had me return it. From what I've seen around these forums and other sites there seems to be some issues with the hard drive noise. Does anyone who has this model of the Envy NOT experience this noise? It's honestly a deal breaker for me and if this is a widespread problem I would not recommend this laptop because it is SOOO loud.
     
    giantramen, Jul 14, 2013
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  2. thekeel

    thekeel Notebook Enthusiast

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    Similar configuration to yours except I have the hybrid HDD and it is very quiet.
     
    thekeel, Jul 15, 2013
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  3. madmook

    madmook Notebook Evangelist

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    What brand is it? The factory hdd in my Envy 17 (also 1tb 5400rpm) is HGST branded, and is not really loud.
     
    madmook, Jul 15, 2013
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  4. giantramen

    giantramen Newbie

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    I already sent it back, just checking to make sure I wouldn't end up receiving a laptop with the same exact problem. Thanks for the response.
     
    giantramen, Jul 15, 2013
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    Mine is a Seagate ST1000LM014-1EJ164 for reference
     
    thekeel, Jul 15, 2013
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    wangsk Newbie

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    my HDD (Envy 15 )is not very loud but it is very annoying when it is quiet. I have sent it back for replacement but the new one has the same issue but less loud...(The new one has minor keyboard flex....)
    Is it a common problem for Envy 15. I try to open the back cover but I don't know how to do it, I need some advice please.

    I would like to add a MSATA 60GB and 8GBram to boost the performance or should i replace the HDD to SSD? Most of my works are stored on Cloud storage.
     
    wangsk, Jul 17, 2013
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