Dell studio 1558 fan noise problem

OMG, Now it produces continuously high noise all the  time  :O

I think My fan assemply has some prob. going to call Dell CC tomorrow.

Just had a talk with DELL CC for 46 minutes LOL

and He said he is sending fan +GEL + battery(I have battery prob too), and engineer will check your issue and do the recommended.

Lets see what happens.

Will post here after 2 days after he will repair my lapi.

Can you describe the noise your fan was making? my fan cycle on high on and off every 30 seconds. It's been replace before, but it still does it even at idle!

Hi jottle515,

My fan noise started a month ago, It was not creating any noise when I bought the system, Thats why I was quite sure that it does not  software or BIOS issue.

My fan was making noise when ever I shift my system or you can say whenever I  change its position or tilt it and it also creating noise if my sysetm remain idle. But idle one is not that repetative it occures not that frequently as first case(tilt). But whenever I title my system its noise level goes high, everytime.

and its noise is somewhat like "tic-tic-tic" if you hear very carefully , ear just close enough to the fan. But due to fan speed it seems like "zzzzzzzzzzzzoooooooooooooooo"

Even I also record its noise, I think I deleted that file now. I will search it if I place its copy on my system and I will post it (if found) or  you can make small video how your system producing noise and post it here and may be I will help you is it similar to my case or not.

and yes Don't forgot STUDIO 1558 system has common issue of "fan noise". Its not the same case of every system as mine. As you said you already changed your fan but still its producing noise, So I think its the same problem that many STUDIO 1558 system have and it can only be resolved by updating BIOS. Hope Dell will update new BIOS regarding fan problem. Currently its A12 BIOS of this series of system.  The last update they did regarding LO JAck software not fan issue.

and whats the Customer care response in your case ?

-Manan

There is a manufacturers defect with the fan. The hub of the fan (the center part which houses the motor and bearings) sticks out of the bottom of the fan about a millimeter. From the edge of that hub to the plastic casing of the computer is about 1 more millitmeter. So basically whenever the grate which covers the fan is touched in any way, the fan will rub up against the grate and make the buzzing sound. After time and with temperature changes, the grate and the fan can become closer together so that it doesn't require accidentally pressing it to cause the noise, it just buzzes on its own from rubbing together. Given the incredible amount of engineering thought which goes into designing these machines, it is immediately apparent to me that Dell engineers have purposefully designed these units to fail over time. The amount of work and knowledge that it takes to replace that fan is well beyond the capability of 99% of the users, so they either buy a new laptop or pay a repair shop hundreds of dollars to fix it. I had to disassemble mine last night because of the buzzing and after the 30 minutes it took me to get into the computer (I build desktop computers, so I have an idea what I'm doing), I discovered this manufacturer's defect. I would suggest that anyone who has the buzzing fan problem consider my post and consider contacting Dell for a replacement, regardless of warranty status, because what they have done is beyond a shadow of a doubt dishonest.

Hmmmm may be, but in my case prob was different I suppose as explained above.

Technically you are also right. This may be the problem, Becz its not the case with handsome laptops its widely problem with maximum users of Studio 1558 series laptop.

Thanks for sharing this.

-Manan

I have the same problem with my Studio 1558 laptop.  Unfortunately it was 1 month out of warranty when problem started.  I called Dell Tech support and they told me they could send me a new fan, but I don't understand how the new fan will not rub up against the back of the laptop too?  Were you able to somehow correct the problem?

Hi wienelt, Actually my fan heatsink sound because of vibration the defective part whenever I bend the defective part strip (shown in image) struck with another strip or because of vibration of loose part sound comes out.

So once it was replaced with new one their was not loose strip, So its working good now.

Since then my DVD drive fails twice :( Bad quality and this time the guy who comes to my home for replacing my ODD he is not professional, He acts like noob seems he never got training regarding STUDIO 15 laptops. he even don't know which screw he has to open and which not. Even after assembling my  complete PC some screws left and he said  those are his screws. Thief :X :X

Did the fan make a loud buzzing noise? Or did it cycle on and off constantly in your case?

Before the problem was solved, it sounded like the fan was going 100 miles an hour and was incredibly loud.  The only way to use the computer was to mute the sound, in which case no sound was heard.  If the sound was not muted, it sounded like a lawnmower.  Now I can not heard the fan.

hi i am having dell studio 1558 recently given for service , bios has been updated, after service laptop fan is running full throttle non stop any one know why,,

I'm also same problem.The fan keeps running at abnormal speeds in idle conditions when there is no heavy applications working. Also the battery charging indicator starts flickering orange and white and the battery stops charging.