Laptop making like motor sound - United Bimmer Community

**zeaq328i** · 10-09-2006, 07:12 PM

Any ideas what is it?Only appears sometimes though.

**RSF5** · 10-09-2006, 07:59 PM

umm when your cd drive is running or your hard drive is going... those things spin

witeshark · 10-09-2006, 10:05 PM

Is it a new sound?

**Linds** · 10-09-2006, 10:09 PM

Yup, mine was my hard drive. Sucky.

**xsperf** · 10-09-2006, 10:56 PM

ya its prolly ur hard drive, maybe the disk is unbalanced or the bearings in it are starting to go bad

**zeaq328i** · 10-10-2006, 06:26 PM

The sound will appear randonmly after 6-7 hrs of usage.

The sound will appear for 1min and gone.

Cooling problem perhaps?

**zeaq328i** · 10-10-2006, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Linds

Yup, mine was my hard drive. Sucky.

So what did you do?

**Dudesky** · 10-10-2006, 06:38 PM

It's probably just the cooling fan. If so, that's normal.

**Linds** · 10-10-2006, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by zeaq328i

So what did you do?

I bought a new laptop and gave my dad the one that died. It was the first week of school so I didn't have time to replace the hard drive, but that's what my dad's gonna do when he gets the time.

**Mercenary(FH)** · 10-10-2006, 10:07 PM

I work for compusa, what kinda computer is it, if it's ticking it's ur hardddrive, the Blower Heatsink has bearing aswell and is one big unit on most laptops. and after collecting dust and building up heat it causes the blower fan to struggle. cause that sound.
But without like really hearing it. i cant tell u what it is
blower fan heatsinks cost around 150 dollars just for the part. so pray it's not that

**zeaq328i** · 10-10-2006, 10:56 PM

^^My Laptop is HP Pavilion Zt3000. It's 2 years old.

Yup ,it's ticking sound like you said. The ticking sound will apear only for a min then gone.

**zeaq328i** · 10-10-2006, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Linds

I bought a new laptop and gave my dad the one that died. It was the first week of school so I didn't have time to replace the hard drive, but that's what my dad's gonna do when he gets the time.

Replacing the HD solves the problem.At least i don't have to buy a new unit if that is the case.

**defkon99** · 10-11-2006, 12:43 AM

Sounds like the cpu fan

**BMWLotAttendant** · 10-11-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercenary(FH)

I work for compusa.

Since you mentioned that. Sorry...but I just had to ask.

What laptops do you recommend? Not Apples, yet.
I know the more you pay the better the computer....so tell me average "good" laptops. Dell, Sony, Gateway, Toshiba...not mentioned?

**Cartony** · 10-12-2006, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Dudesky

It's probably just the cooling fan. If so, that's normal.

Yeah it's normal but you should get it replaced. Oh it's very delicate to change those things there is tons of screws.