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Increase fan sound or perhaps hard drive sound?

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:20 am
by AlexBell
My T60 running Windows XP now emits a definite whine from time to time, though I don't remember it doing so when I got it six weeks or so ago.

Is this normal?

The sound is intermittent - it lasts for perhaps 2-3 minutes and then stops. Is it more likely to be the fan or the hard drive?

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:05 am
by Brad
Is there any hot air leaving the laptop when this is happening?

My T60p runs cool and I never hear the fan run. The hard drive also appears very quiet.

If I wasn't sure if it was the fan or hard drive as a precaution I would step up my backup strategy and run the Hitachi DFT to test the hard drive.

Brad

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:29 am
by AlexBell
Thanks again, Brad. No, I can't detect any hot air or indeed any other increase in temperature.

Err, what's the Hitachi FTD?

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:05 am
by GomJabbar
AlexBell wrote:Err, what's the Hitachi FTD?
That's DFT, unless you are looking for a Florist. :wink:

Hitachi Drive Fitness Test