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    Just got my new Z11X - broken fan?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by amorph, Mar 25, 2010.

  1. amorph

    amorph Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, i upgraded an old Z41WD with a brand new Z11X. The new Notebook arrived today and i was absolutely shocked when I switched it on: the fan makes a terrible higher pitched sound. Its even more annoying then the Z41WD-Fan. Is my fan broken or does all Z11X-Fans sounds like this?

    Thanks
     
    amorph, Mar 25, 2010
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  2. McMagnus

    McMagnus Notebook Consultant

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    I got some good advice about that once. Such small mechanical vibrations tend to either get worse until it breaks, or settle down. Let it spin for a few hours, perhaps days, and see which way it goes.

    Mine got better. :)
     
    McMagnus, Mar 25, 2010
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  3. keisuke28

    keisuke28 Notebook Consultant

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    pretty sure that's normal. I'm experiencing the exact same high pitched whine on my current VPCZ112GDS. I usually do not hear it if there is some ambient sound but it becomes almost unbearable when i'm using it in a quiet room. My z1190 cto is coming tomorrow so i'll compare the two of them, hopefully this high pitched whine only affects certain units...
     
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  4. beaups

    beaups New Jack Hustler

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    Not normal. My Z112 fan is nearly dead silent. If I game or stress it it will get a tad noisy but not a high pitched whine by any means.
     
    beaups, Mar 25, 2010
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  5. keisuke28

    keisuke28 Notebook Consultant

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    ^I hope that this is the case cause the fan noise is the only gripe I have with this laptop.
     
    keisuke28, Mar 25, 2010
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