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    Strange noise coming from the laptop

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dwjlee, May 4, 2007.

  1. dwjlee

    dwjlee Notebook Consultant

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    Every 5-10 minutes, I hear a single clanging noise coming from under the keyboard. Sounds like something getting lose and dropping. Can some one help me figure out what it is? Thanks.
     
    dwjlee, May 4, 2007
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    Open it and see what's going on.
     
    ZaZ, May 4, 2007
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    I have the same thing going on with my T60p 15". Just got it new a couple days ago. Sounds like the hard drive but I'm not sure. It sounds like it's coming from under the right palm rest.
     
    vinceg84, May 4, 2007
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  4. dwjlee

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    Exactly...I also hear it from under the right palm rest. Like a small metal marble coming lose and hitting the bottom of the laptop. I am trying my best to describe the sound!
     
    dwjlee, May 5, 2007
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    i have this too, very odd, did anyone find out what it was? like something is dropped and bounces a couple times...happens every few minutes...WEIRD. doesnt matter if its on full power AC or batt save mode.
     
    s4iscool, Jul 4, 2007
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    I heard the same damn noise, I thought it was the hard drive parking itself due to shock
     
    batman5315, Jul 4, 2007
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    maybe (90% ;) that's sound of parking hdd/cd/dvd head...
     
    martynas, Jul 4, 2007
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    batman5315, Jul 4, 2007
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    sonds like we all have the 100gb 7200 seagate...whoopie. This is what you get for buying the best. So no solutions?

    edit: bad news that the mac mimi had this problem back in 2005 and we still dont see seagate addressing it.
     
    s4iscool, Jul 4, 2007
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    so is it true? do all of you have a seagate drive?
     
    panteedropper, Jul 4, 2007
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    yes, I have the same HDD and same issue.
     
    Numnum, Jul 4, 2007
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  12. dwjlee

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    I have the seagate also. When I posted this message, I had the T60 and it was bearable. Now with the T61, it happens more often and I am getting double dropping noise. It's driving me crazy!!!
     
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    Same drive, same marble dropping sound. I hear it at least every 5-10 minutes.

    I'm looking at replacing the drive with a Hitachi one because it's just plain annoying.
     
    Modian, Jul 4, 2007
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    anyone contact lenovo about this? if they had a nice online chat service like Dell, I would have complained by now, but I dont have the patience to wait on the phone
     
    s4iscool, Jul 4, 2007
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    guys, try out NHC's hdd settings (quiet mode, etc.)
     
    martynas, Jul 4, 2007
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    i like the Mac script idea that forces a small bit of data to be written to the drive, this keeps the drive for parking itself...thus no noise...anything like that for PCs?
     
    s4iscool, Jul 4, 2007
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    I've gotten this noise before, but I haven't really paid much attention to how frequently it happens. As long as this doesn't harm the hard drive I really don't see it as a big deal.
     
    jd1010, Jul 5, 2007
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    it can be a big deal when you are presenting or in a "quiet" environment. it is loud enough to be heard by anyone in a small room
     
    s4iscool, Jul 5, 2007
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    i have the 100 gb 7200 too. the sound doesnt happen too often. it is a bit annoying though.
     
    derp, Jul 5, 2007
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