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Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720 very loud rattling noise
Since a couple of months my dell starts making very loud rattling noises, I checked for dust & temperatures, they were all good & nothing exceptional.
I made a video where you can listen for yourself:
ejn63
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June 22nd, 2017 10:00
Let the system run for 20-30 minutes (or use a hair dryer to warm up the heatsink. That will make it much easier to detach the heatsink-fan assembly.
You may want to have a new one ready -- if the issue occurred with an SSD installed, the fan has to be bad. It's the only moving part in the system.
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June 20th, 2017 04:00
Up, its still not fixed :(
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June 20th, 2017 04:00
There are only two moving parts: the fan (or fans) and the hard drive. Remove the hard drive. If that silences the noise, replace the drive with a new one. If not, replace the fan with a new one.
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June 22nd, 2017 06:00
yeah I did use my laptop without an hdd for a while and used an ssd, dont know if that makes a difference. And I tried to take out the fan, but it seems to be stuck very good. I'm afraid I might break something by using a lot of force.