Uhhhh, i think something just went wrong with my Dell Laptop

[aphex]

About 30 seconds ago, the fans started making a really weird whining/grinding noise... It did it for about 15 seconds, then they shut off. Granted, i know they turn on and off, but it something seriously wrong? I know it wasnt supposed to sound like that, that i can guarantee.

 

[iamwiz82]

i doubt it will be easy to get warranty work done in the Netherlands. Sounds like a fan is dying. Probably the bearings in it.

 

[Spooner]

Dell sucks.


just sayin'

 

[PsychoAndy]

Be glad its not AMD. It would have caught fire already a la THG vid.



-PAB

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: PsychoAndy
Be glad its not AMD. It would have caught fire already a la THG vid.



-PAB

LOL, that video rocked.

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: PsychoAndy
Be glad its not AMD. It would have caught fire already a la THG vid.



-PAB

LOL, that video rocked.

I hope that music is used in a porno someday.....

-PAB

 

[amdskip]

got a link to that video?

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: amdskip
got a link to that video?

E-mailed to you.

-PAB

 

[Platypus]

me to pab

 

[aphex]

Ok false alarm. THe lappy seems to be fine now, fans sound good and everything.

 

[Rallispec]

dude, your dell is dying.

 

[RaySun2Be]

Sounds like the fan is going out. We have Dell Lattitude laptops at work. I've had to have the fans replaced in 4 or 5 of them. The first call to Dell, they were asking my what the fan sounded like. I told them like it was on it's death bed. About then the fan kicked on (or was trying too) so I held the phone so they could hear the noise. They immediately dispatched a service tech out to replace it. After that I didn't have any problems reporting the fans going bad.

They've been OK laptops otherwise, much better than the Gateways we had when I started. Some of them we've started replacing with IBM T30s.

If the fan is going out, it will sound bad sometimes, then quiet down, then flare up for awhile, then either stop completely or barely run, sounding like it is grinding.

Hopefully it's still under warranty.

 

[ElFenix]

laptop warranties are supposed to be international on dells. not like dell doesn't have a european presence either. in fact, one of their service contractors (the one my father works for, getronics) is based in the netherlands.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
laptop warranties are supposed to be international on dells. not like dell doesn't have a european presence either. in fact, one of their service contractors (the one my father works for, getronics) is based in the netherlands.

do you honestly believe it will be next day service, though?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: RaySun2Be
Sounds like the fan is going out. We have Dell Lattitude laptops at work. I've had to have the fans replaced in 4 or 5 of them. The first call to Dell, they were asking my what the fan sounded like. I told them like it was on it's death bed. About then the fan kicked on (or was trying too) so I held the phone so they could hear the noise. They immediately dispatched a service tech out to replace it. After that I didn't have any problems reporting the fans going bad.

They've been OK laptops otherwise, much better than the Gateways we had when I started. Some of them we've started replacing with IBM T30s.

If the fan is going out, it will sound bad sometimes, then quiet down, then flare up for awhile, then either stop completely or barely run, sounding like it is grinding.

Hopefully it's still under warranty.

Its only 3 months old