What does your dv5t fan sound like?

Hi,

Chaz has answered me in the official dv5t thread, but I wanted to get a broader perspective.

My dv5t fan is quiet when I am working on the laptop normally. I can barely hear it.

However, when I put my ear directly to the upper left corner of the laptop where the fan is located, I can hear a gentle, but noticeable, grinding. Sort of like sprocket turning really really fast, but it is not loud nor very disturbing. It is somewhat hard to describe (and I may have described it wrong), but it is more than just air rushing out of the laptop.

Chaz said it may be an electrical current, but he mentioned it as a high pitched noise, and I don't think I would necessarily call this high pitched.

I am hoping someone else can hear what I hear and affirm that it is normal, and also describe it better

Like I said, put your ear right on the upper left side of the laptop and you should hear what I am talking about.

Thanks.

 

i would suggest take a 10 second video of the sound occuring so others can have a better idea.

 

I can try to post something up on Youtube, but in the meantime, if you put your ear just to the left of the 'esc' key, do you hear something more than just gushing air flowing out from the fan?

 

sorry, i have a dv7 not a dv5. but on my dv7, i did not notice anything out of the ordinary - just air. no sound like you described.

 

I have a dv4t, and it sounds like a macbook it doesn't make any grinding noises or anything like that. Just air coming out.