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  1. Davidosh's Avatar
    1 07-02-2009  14:18
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    My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    In the past couple of days my laptop has started to sound like a plane taking off, I would clean the fan but it's only 6 months old so I don't think that is the problem and the thing is its really loud even when just running my browser

    Any suggestions?
  2. spikeymike's Avatar
    2 07-02-2009  15:29
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    Make sure you're not blocking the air vents?
  3. AlphabetABC's Avatar
    3 07-02-2009  15:32
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    put a hoover near the fans, clean it up a bit...
  4. motoroller's Avatar
    4 07-02-2009  15:34
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    Clean out the fans? Get it checked by someone who knows about laptops - should be an easy fix. Dust can build up inside.
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    5 07-02-2009  17:15
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    what laptop is it?
  6. Davidosh's Avatar
    6 07-02-2009  17:26
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    Dell Inspiron 1525 and do the vents gets that dusty after only 6 months?
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    7 07-02-2009  20:51
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    (Original post by Davidosh)
    Dell Inspiron 1525 and do the vents gets that dusty after only 6 months?
    well it depends on the environment.

    you could try turning off the laptop, then sticking a hoover brush nozzle over all possible vents
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    8 08-02-2009  00:03
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    Does the fan just sound overly loud, or is there a noticeable whirring/buzzing noise that wasn't there before? The former means the fan's just clogged up, the latter most likely means the fan needs replacing completely...

    Oh also, if you're going to use a vacuum cleaner on your PC, make sure you hold the fan in place, if you don't it'll generate static = bad.
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    9 08-02-2009  00:09
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    This might help?
  10. Hollandaise_Sauce's Avatar
    10 08-02-2009  00:11
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    well then you'd better open a window and light up a run way for it! are you any good with air traffic control?
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    11 08-02-2009  00:12
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    (Original post by AlphabetABC)
    put a hoover near the fans, clean it up a bit...
    wtf thats bad advice my manual actually says not to do this.
  12. mr Biomedicine's Avatar
    12 08-02-2009  00:17
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    It might be the fans but go into task manager and check to see what the CPU usage is. If it is really high there maybe a program that you are running which is eating into the CPU
  13. S23a's Avatar
    13 08-02-2009  00:24
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    Never use a hoover...
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    14 08-02-2009  00:32
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    Buy a can of compressed air. Better than using a hoover, unless you put some kind of filter over the end of the nozzle (a normal sock should do the job, as long as it lets air through).
  15. grape:)'s Avatar
    15 08-02-2009  00:34
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    Mine does that too, it's louder than the TV sometimes:P x
  16. wharrgarbl's Avatar
    16 08-02-2009  11:35
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    Yeah, your fans need dusting. Do it now, before it starts over-heating.
  17. wharrgarbl's Avatar
    17 08-02-2009  11:55
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    Holy christ, look at that post train!

    Mods, help? D:

    EDIT: Was that just a problem with my other laptop, or is there a exceptionally speedy mod out there?
    Last edited by wharrgarbl; 08-02-2009 at 12:00.
  18. RightSaidJames's Avatar
    18 08-02-2009  11:58
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    Re: My laptop sounds like a plane taking off
    I have the opposite problem. My plane sounds like a brand new laptop, and I keep running over people who don't see it coming.
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