Dell XPS 17 :: Clicking Noise From The Transformer

Mar 21, 2011

I noticed that there is a clicking noise from the transformer of my new laptop (XPS 17). Around the internet i found that it could be a damaged transformer... but there is another strange issue: the clicking occours ONLY when running from windows 64bit, no clicking on Ubuntu 64bit...

So.... 3 questions:

1) do you think it's damaged?

2) do you think it can harm the laptop if used WITHOUT battery mounted?

3) do you think it can harm the laptop if used WITH battery mounted?

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I've had a Vostro 1510 laptop since February 2009, when I turn it on it makes clicking noises then it will eventually quit but today while reading a lengthly article online.

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I spoke with the dell tech support and they did replace the optical drive. it didn't fix the issue. I checked in one my friends laptop and could see that it is not occurring . 

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Anyone experienced this before on this model?

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Dec 2, 2009

Hadn't seen this posted yet:

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Dec 19, 2008

http://support.dell.com/support/down...&fileid=288150
Somebody tried this yet? I've this clicking noise too. I've called xps support 3 times already. They said they will inform me if a fix is out, but I haven't heard anything yet.
I thought maybe someone had the same problem. And have tried this fix already. Them I want to ask: does it fix the annoying clicking noise?

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Jan 5, 2009

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Do you notice that when playing the game there is a lot of crazy distortion sounds and popping noises? Never truly the same or in the same place.

I had this problem with my 1640 and my new 1645.

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Bios updates don't seem to have resolved this issue, neither has different laptops. Only thing left is to check if this is specific to my copy of transformers.

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When idle, my harddrive makes a very faint clicking noise. By "clicking", I mean the same sound it makes when it is loading something... you know, that "tik tik tik" noise.

However, when idle, it tends to make little "tik" noises every 2/3 seconds or so.

Now, according to the internet, clicking means my HD is about to die... but having looked on youtube, by clicking people mean very loud clicking, like i was turning a light switch on and off...

Now I don't know. Is "access" clicking every few seconds normal? Or should i get my hd replaced??

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I hear them once or twice every hour, although the computer's performance remains perfectly normal. At first I thought it was an OS issue but I downgraded to XP and then upgraded back up to Vista and the clicking sound remains.

Could this really be hard drive clicking? The computer is just over a year old (Dec. 2007) and has the 250GB 5400RPM hard drive.

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Jan 18, 2009

my HDD, when idle, makes access noises every 2 or 3 seconds. The noise sounds like normal HD access noise (like a watch tick), but in a quiet room it can be very annoying after a while. If it was not for the fact that the HDD light does not light up when the noise occurs, I would assume something was accessing the HDD every few seconds or so.

If I used HDPARM, I can kinda stop the noise by setting the drive to 254. TO be honest though, I'm not really sure what this is doing.

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It will then go quiet for a while then do it again?

Its also pretty hot, too hot to touch for a while and its hot quickly - in about 10mins from cold.

Should I get a replacement or is this normal?

How do I go about getting it replacd? Sounds like its shorting or something?

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I have had my Vostro 1500 for around 18 months now and it has been problem free so far until yesterday evening.

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Feb 10, 2013

Just recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 5520 laptop with Intel Core i5-3210M CPU.  Had it for about a month.

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I did the Dell Hardware test, and it reported on faults...

The clicking sound is not super loud or anything.  I can't even hear it if the TV is on, but it gets super annoying after listening to it when the room is quiet.

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Apr 13, 2013

I have a  Dell Inspiron Model# N5040.

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This problem started soon after my laptop survived having orange juice spilled onto it.

I have done my own research, and most forums state a software problem, but I am sure that I have a mechanical problem. I noticed that there is an "upstroke" and  a "downstroke" to my click. When I click, that is the downstroke, the mouse performs as it's supposed to; but when I lift my finger, there is a second click that I did not intend, the upstroke. I've tested this on button clicking games on my laptop, and on other computers. 

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