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    W500: wierd sound every few ?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Bashar, Jan 8, 2009.

  1. Bashar

    Bashar Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello guys,
    i hear weird sound every few seconds or minutes on my W500, i've been working for the past 6hrs or so and this sound showed suddenly

    not sure if its a disk issue or another device

    how can i test and confirm ?

    i run ubuntu linux btw
     
    Bashar, Jan 8, 2009
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  2. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    What kind of a sound is it? High pitched whining? Beeping?
     
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  3. Bashar

    Bashar Notebook Evangelist

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    like wining with the normal HDD sound when writing

    well not sure if its whining, its like grrrrgrgrgr , you know?
     
    Bashar, Jan 8, 2009
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  4. septimus

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    Could it be this?

    I hear a noise like that on my T61 but it stopped when I unloaded the Vista sidebar. My guess is the noise is coming from the CPU area, and is probably emitted by something on the motherboard.
     
    septimus, Jan 8, 2009
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