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[abajorek]

Hello all,

My Inspiron 2650 is now about 3 years old, however, I just replaced the hard drive and upgraded the ram. The basic specs are as follows:

Processor: Intel Pentium 4 - 1.6 GHz
Ram: 512 MB
HD: 60 GB (26.9 GB Free)
OS: Windows XP Home Edition SP 2

My question is regarding noise. My computer is noisy even when absolutley nothing is running. I ran MS Antispywear, I submitted a HijackThis report to a variety of forums, I ran CleanUp! to rid me of my temp files - yet, still this undying noise.

A description of the noise: a higher frequency noise which to me sounds like it is coming from the HDD - I can't be sure, but it isn't an airy sound like fan noise. It almost sounds like a 56K modem while in use...like that fax machine white noise.

Please, please, please - let me know if you know any type of fix. I am at wits end! Thank you!

[jankerson]

What brand HD is it?

[abajorek]

I think it is western digital - I can't be certain though. It's either WD or Hitachi...regardless it is 5400 RPM, if that helps

Thanks!

[jankerson]

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@abajorek wrote:
I think it is western digital - I can't be certain though. It's either WD or Hitachi...regardless it is 5400 RPM, if that helps

Thanks!

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1. Right click on My Computer
2. Click properties
3. Click Hardware
4. Click device Manager
5. Click the + sign next to Disk Drives
6. That will give you the make and model of the drive.

[abajorek]

Hello again!

Well, the device manager only lists the serial number, and that is: HTS548060M9AT00

With a bit of research on altavista, I found that the model number is in there, HTS548 - and that this hard drive is made by Hitachi.

I hope this helps!! Do certain manufacturers have noisier hard drives or something?

[jankerson]

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@abajorek wrote:

Hello again!

Well, the device manager only lists the serial number, and that is: HTS548060M9AT00

With a bit of research on altavista, I found that the model number is in there, HTS548 - and that this hard drive is made by Hitachi.

I hope this helps!! Do certain manufacturers have noisier hard drives or something?

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Yep, Hitachi drive make noise, more than most.

Thats normal for them.

[RichardLusignan]

I had a very similar problem with a 2650, it did that high-pitched noise even in the BIOS, albeit to a lesser extent.

It seemed at the time to come from underneath the keyboard near where the video card is attached, upper-center of the keyboard. I tried it with the HD out and the noise was there.

The only thing that I could do at the time was to adjust power settings to use less power (and to my disappointment, less performance), and that helped a lot. As the machine was lent to me by my company, I was very glad when they exchanged it for an 5160 (although that machine has other kwirks...)

[DELL-Cares]

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