eMachines laptop making weird buzzing noise!
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hey guys, just wanted to know if any of you have had problems with laptops making really weird buzzing noises as if the fan were messed up or something... its extremely loud and disrupts most activities i can do with my laptop :( some details: - laptop is eMachines M6805 - XP Pro was installed over preinstalled XP Home - the buzzing noise turns on and off, and when it shuts off, it slows down (lower frequency) and then shuts off - sounds like a fan! - have extended coverage from Circuit City.. but they want to send it in to some place in pennsylvania, and they will clean my hard drive!! any suggestions? (tech support guy said it might be a loose bearing) thanks
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hey guys, just wanted to know if any of you have had problems with laptops making really weird buzzing noises as if the fan were messed up or something... its extremely loud and disrupts most activities i can do with my laptop :( some details: - laptop is eMachines M6805 - XP Pro was installed over preinstalled XP Home - the buzzing noise turns on and off, and when it shuts off, it slows down (lower frequency) and then shuts off - sounds like a fan! - have extended coverage from Circuit City.. but they want to send it in to some place in pennsylvania, and they will clean my hard drive!! any suggestions? (tech support guy said it might be a loose bearing) thanks
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maybe fan or cd-rom drive trouble..eMachine? u've got some guts to buy laptops from a new brand...i have seen a few models at my local bestbuy, they looked too good to be good.:) It's a sh*tty world. Take advantage of whomever,whenever,whereever. And oh.. becarefull what you say to me,am too sensitive.Or i might just show up at your house.i retract the latter,am trying to be a better person.
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maybe fan or cd-rom drive trouble..eMachine? u've got some guts to buy laptops from a new brand...i have seen a few models at my local bestbuy, they looked too good to be good.:) It's a sh*tty world. Take advantage of whomever,whenever,whereever. And oh.. becarefull what you say to me,am too sensitive.Or i might just show up at your house.i retract the latter,am trying to be a better person.
Urk...eMachines are crap. Cheap, but still crap. I've bought a couple of their desktops, basically as "fodder systems" (ie, I bought my girlfriend one so she could play some games). I've always had to replace various parts on every one I've gotten. First thing to go is usually the power supply. I've probably burned through three or four of those... Jeremy Kimball
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hey guys, just wanted to know if any of you have had problems with laptops making really weird buzzing noises as if the fan were messed up or something... its extremely loud and disrupts most activities i can do with my laptop :( some details: - laptop is eMachines M6805 - XP Pro was installed over preinstalled XP Home - the buzzing noise turns on and off, and when it shuts off, it slows down (lower frequency) and then shuts off - sounds like a fan! - have extended coverage from Circuit City.. but they want to send it in to some place in pennsylvania, and they will clean my hard drive!! any suggestions? (tech support guy said it might be a loose bearing) thanks
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That lower pitch symptom sounds like a fan with a bad bearing. It shouldn't be hard to replace, but finding a replacement will be a challenge. There are lots of complaints about the company on the web, and power supplies dying, along with proprietary parts, top the list. I'd do one of a couple of things. First choice, if you can find an affordable one, get a spare hard drive and replace it so your original drive (and data) are preserved. Then return it for factory service. When you get it back, if you're a reasonably good liar, you may be able to return the new drive for a refund. I doubt that there's a spare bay in the laptop to let you leave it installed, anyway. Second choice, crack it open (gently), locate the fan or other source of the noise by running it with case open and listening for it - a wooden stick held against the jawbone makes a decent stethoscope - then pull it and try to locate a replacement on the Internet. Good luck! I've felt much better since I gave up hope.
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hey guys, just wanted to know if any of you have had problems with laptops making really weird buzzing noises as if the fan were messed up or something... its extremely loud and disrupts most activities i can do with my laptop :( some details: - laptop is eMachines M6805 - XP Pro was installed over preinstalled XP Home - the buzzing noise turns on and off, and when it shuts off, it slows down (lower frequency) and then shuts off - sounds like a fan! - have extended coverage from Circuit City.. but they want to send it in to some place in pennsylvania, and they will clean my hard drive!! any suggestions? (tech support guy said it might be a loose bearing) thanks
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Fan or hard drive, pray that its not the hard drive. If you have it underwarrenty backup the hard drive and send it off. Laptops are a pain to get past the case but not too bad to work with once your in. -Steven Hicks
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That lower pitch symptom sounds like a fan with a bad bearing. It shouldn't be hard to replace, but finding a replacement will be a challenge. There are lots of complaints about the company on the web, and power supplies dying, along with proprietary parts, top the list. I'd do one of a couple of things. First choice, if you can find an affordable one, get a spare hard drive and replace it so your original drive (and data) are preserved. Then return it for factory service. When you get it back, if you're a reasonably good liar, you may be able to return the new drive for a refund. I doubt that there's a spare bay in the laptop to let you leave it installed, anyway. Second choice, crack it open (gently), locate the fan or other source of the noise by running it with case open and listening for it - a wooden stick held against the jawbone makes a decent stethoscope - then pull it and try to locate a replacement on the Internet. Good luck! I've felt much better since I gave up hope.
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This is the company Gateway just bought ! :eek: Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D
Trollslayer wrote:This is the company Gateway just bought ! I don't really care what becomes of Gateway anymore. 4weeks ago i cared, but that was b4 i dump my ten shares of gateway stocks that i held...they can go chapter 11 for all care..:):) It's a sh*tty world. Take advantage of whomever,whenever,whereever. And oh.. becarefull what you say to me,am too sensitive.Or i might just show up at your house.i retract the latter,am trying to be a better person.
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That lower pitch symptom sounds like a fan with a bad bearing. It shouldn't be hard to replace, but finding a replacement will be a challenge. There are lots of complaints about the company on the web, and power supplies dying, along with proprietary parts, top the list. I'd do one of a couple of things. First choice, if you can find an affordable one, get a spare hard drive and replace it so your original drive (and data) are preserved. Then return it for factory service. When you get it back, if you're a reasonably good liar, you may be able to return the new drive for a refund. I doubt that there's a spare bay in the laptop to let you leave it installed, anyway. Second choice, crack it open (gently), locate the fan or other source of the noise by running it with case open and listening for it - a wooden stick held against the jawbone makes a decent stethoscope - then pull it and try to locate a replacement on the Internet. Good luck! I've felt much better since I gave up hope.
Roger Wright wrote: a wooden stick held against the jawbone makes a decent stethoscope Huh....you learn something new everyday :) I find crap like this (unconventional replacements, or "cob-jobbing") facinating....anyone know of a repository of things like this? Jeremy Kimball
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Roger Wright wrote: a wooden stick held against the jawbone makes a decent stethoscope Huh....you learn something new everyday :) I find crap like this (unconventional replacements, or "cob-jobbing") facinating....anyone know of a repository of things like this? Jeremy Kimball
I prefer an automotive stethoscope for this, but you don't want anything electrically conductive inside that case, even with the power off. But wood conducts vibration reasonably well, and won't short anything out.:-D I've felt much better since I gave up hope.