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Dell 17R SE 7720 - Clicking sound (fan or hard drive)
I have a Dell 17R SE 7720 laptop - over the the last week or two I have noticed a 'clicking' that is coming from the left hand side of the laptop. The problem doesn't happen all the time however I didn't happen when I bought it last year.
I have uploaded a video of my laptop here to indicate the problem, since I have got some compressed air to blow out dust from the vents which does seem to have helped, but the clicking hasn't actually 100% stopped.
Dell Support suggested I do the F12 pre-boot assessment, this doesn't show any problems with the fans or hard drives, so I cannot be 100% certain of the problem.
Either way it is definitely fan or hard drive related - can anyone assist?
DELL-Shrikanth G
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April 27th, 2014 02:00
Hi zabius,
Could you please check where exactly the noise is coming from? Are you having any heating issues ?
iMechatronics
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July 30th, 2014 07:00
Hi there Shrikanth,
I am also having this issue with the same laptop. The clicking sound appears to be coming from either the fan or the hard drive. It clicks an average of once a minute.
I still have warranty left, so would this be something that I need to get my hard drive replaced for?
Please let me know what you recommend...
Thanks.