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Just how noisy should the fan be??
New Inspiron 530s out the box last night. Fan extremely loud for 3-4 seconds when turning on - then settles down to a still loud / constant buzz (much louder than anything at work / previously owned).
Tried the BIOS driver update but this didn't seem to work. The area around the fan is also well ventilated. Unimpressed and may return for an HP instead. Anyone else still have this problem?
- The BIOS default procedure is irrelevant if you already have version 1.1.10. F2 is the command for BIOS access.Offices are noiser than homes, so a computer at work will not sound the same as one at home.If the fan roars when first started then slows down, that is what it is supposed to do. Sonys roar until Windows loads its drivers. I don't know what HPs do. "The problem" was when it roared all the time. If yours does not do that, you don't have "the problem". You probably just have a very quiet house.If the sound is that unsettling to you, perhaps you will need to send it back and buy something else. But understand, the higher performance a PC has, the more cooling it needs and the more noise it makes. A rack-server sounds like a dentist drill when it is working normally.
Message Edited by x_lab rat on 01-10-2008 02:22 PM shesagordie
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Posted January 10th, 2008 20:00
trentend1
My experience has been, you hear the fan for few seconds, when the system is started, then it is silent.
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Post the issue in the appropriate Board, where they will be answered.- Looks like the problem all along was me using the incorrect lead between the monitor and the PC. Initially used the blue VGA cable - kept receiving an error message so changed to the white lead, using the Y shaped adaptor so I could hook up the monitor to the sound card (following recommendations on this forum!). And now no error message AND NO NOISE!!QUIET AS A MOUSE:smileyvery-happy:
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Posted January 14th, 2008 20:00
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Pleased to hear that the problem is resolved and thank you for the heads up. :)
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Posted January 10th, 2008 17:00