X21 noise -- is it usually the fan?

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jpye · #1 Post by **jpye** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:16 am

I have an X21 that just is turning 4 years old and still good, but I wish I could get rid of the noise. I always assumed that it was the fan and that I couldn't do anything about it. Is this common? Can I get a quiet fan with a replacement fan? Any help is appreciated.

bhtooefr · #2 Post by **bhtooefr** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:09 am

Hmm... what kind of noise is it?

In an X21, there's two things that move: the hard drive and the fan.

When my fan was dying, it actually got a little quieter. However, that may be different for you.

A dying HDD can also give weird sounds. The X21's HDD should be dead silent, except when seeking (where it'll make a quiet clicking noise). My new HDD is noisier, so I can't hear the new fan very well...

What kind of noise is it making?

jpye · #3 Post by **jpye** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:40 pm

It is constant when the X21 is on ---- ALL the time, except if I put it into suspend/sleep mode -- but then I would expect the fan and HDD to be quiet then.

If I am working on it in battery mode, which I do very little, and I haven't done anything for a while, something shuts off and it goes quiet, until I touch any key, and then the noise starts up again.

I would describe it as a higher-pitched "whine" but it still reminds me of a fan noise.

n00b1337 · #4 Post by **n00b1337** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 2:58 pm

sounds like it's the hard drive

bhtooefr · #5 Post by **bhtooefr** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 6:16 pm

The X21's fan kicks in at 50 C, so if it's constant, even from a cold start, it's the HDD.

Is it the original HDD? If so, it's too loud. The original HDD is dead silent except when seeking.

X21 noise -- is it usually the fan?

X21 noise -- is it usually the fan?

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