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dhwanilr

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March 1st, 2023 19:00

XPS 13 Plus Making A Clicking Noise

After a seemingly normal day of usage, I noticed the laptop making a clicking noise. It's prominent when I open the screen, but generally, holding it seems to produce the noise sometimes too. The laptop functions completely fine, everything runs fine. But this issue keeps giving me anxiety. I tried pressing the back cover, and if I press in a specific spot, I get the noise. 

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The black arrow should give you a general idea where that spot is. When I contacted Dell Support, they made me run the hardware diagnostic, and it said that everything is fine. What do I do about this issue?

  • JOcean

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    Posted March 1st, 2023 19:00

    The only thing that has movement in the system near that spot is the cooling fan. Check the fans for noise and also examine them for any problems with the fan blade assy.

    I am not a Dell employee...I am forum volunteer

    Serious work on an E5430 and constantly building and working on an i5-6500 Desktop