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    NP5797 fan whine

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by souroull, Apr 24, 2009.

  1. souroull

    souroull Notebook Evangelist

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    so i been playing with my 5797 for a while now and i couldnt help noticing the distinct "mechanical" whine coming out of the right most heat sink(the square one on the edge)

    is it supposed to whine like that? the fan in the long/flat heat sink sounds like a normal laptop fan.

    any ideas
     
    souroull, Apr 24, 2009
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  2. emike09

    emike09 Overclocking Champion

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    You might try tightening up all the screws. I had one come loose once and it whined.
     
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  3. souroull

    souroull Notebook Evangelist

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    you mean the screws of the cover? or pop it and tighten the screws that hold the fan in place
     
    souroull, Apr 24, 2009
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  4. JGZinv

    JGZinv Notebook Consultant

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    Mine whines as well, so it seems to be either normal, or it's just due to the batch of 5797s.

    Sort of sounds like a quiet string trimmer.
     
    JGZinv, Apr 24, 2009
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    remember to use your Fan Toggles to either:
    - set fans to Max Speed or Auto (Fn+1)
    - set fans to a constant Medium Speed (Fn+3)

    or use "Silent Mode" when you are not gaming.
     
    Gophn, Apr 24, 2009
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  6. souroull

    souroull Notebook Evangelist

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    well the sound is not loud, its just annoying and strange, thats why i thought i'd ask. the fan of the GPU sounds fine and like every other laptop, but the small one of the CPU is just /wrist

    sounds like something's wrong, is everyone's like that?
     
    souroull, Apr 24, 2009
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  7. JGZinv

    JGZinv Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone have a good method by which you could record sound and then get it to play at a set group of settings on another person's PC? I'd like to record a baseline and see what others think.

    ...and yes I realize that different speakers and room conditions would play a major role, but there's not anything that can be done about those.
     
    JGZinv, Apr 24, 2009
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