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Fan size on Studio XPS?
We just got a Studio XPS core i7 system and the case fan is LOUD... I want to put a quieter one on it like all the previous dell xps's I have had which you could barely hear even up close had... this one I can hear humming from 20 ft away... what size is the case's fan? 80 mm or 120mm? Yes I know void the warrenty blah blah (dont care about the warrenty :) )
It the fan itself that is loud, if you plug it straight into a power source it makes that annoying grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr type noise... why in the world did they put such cheap fans on the new XPS studio systems... its annoying the heck out of me... my Dell dimension 9200 is silent as a mouse...
jawge
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Posted December 20th, 2008 13:00
I ahve had the same problem
Customer support have got back to me with a link to change the bios???
http://tinyurl.com/5379at
In case you need help to install the above link, please go through the following instructions.
1. Click Download now.
The File Download window appears.
2. Click the Save button.
The Save As window appears.
3. Select Desktop using the drop-down menu to the right of Save in.
4. Click the Save button.
A progress meter moves as the download is completed.
5. If necessary, click X in the upper right-hand corner of the Download Progress Window to close it upon completion.
6. NOTE: Shut down all other applications prior to running the BIOS update utility. The update utility reboots your system in order to get the new BIOS loaded.
7. Run the BIOS update utility from Windows environment
8. Double click the Icon on your desktop labeled S435-102.EXE.
The Update BIOS window appears
9. Click the Update button, BIOS update will begin. Please follow the instructions on the screen to update BIOS step by step.
If the issue still persists, I would request you to open the system tower and observe which fan is making that noise and will troubleshoot further to resolve this issue.
not made any difference, so am waiting to hear if i can buy a new silent fan and replace as i cannot afford the time to send the machine back and wait for it to be fixed, let me know if you hear anything more.
Cheers