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g74sx-3de fan noise

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‎09-29-2011 11:51 AM - last edited on ‎03-05-2024 07:50 PM by Community Admin

I recently picked up a g74sx-3de. Ive been using it for about a week now. A few days ago i noticed a slight whirring sound coming from the fans. It changes pitch every second up and down while idling. Its Really starting to bother me cause i know its there. Could i have a faulty fan or is this normal? Wondering if someone could shed some insight on what info i have given.
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JRd1st
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‎09-29-2011 11:56 AM

You sure it's a fan? Is there a disc in your ODD?
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‎09-29-2011 12:07 PM

Im sure its the cpu+gpu fan. im running crysis 2 right now and the sound is more pronounced. Ive been reading up on dissasembly but dont know what to do when i get to the fans. I lift the laptop up and i move my ear under the case where the fans are located. Its like a zzzzzzzzzz, very noticable.
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JRd1st
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‎09-29-2011 12:14 PM

Well, if you disassemble it to the point you can take out your fan, you may void your warranty.

That sound is like the fan is rubbing against something. At this point, I'd say either try to exchange it or set up an RMA so you can hopefully get it fixed. But I'm not sure they consider a whirring fan a problem.
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‎09-29-2011 12:19 PM

yah that sucks, how quiet is your g74 idle? i read about how whisper quiet it is, mine is not ;\ Although it does run at 54c under a heavy load ;] I live in alaska so rma is pretty gay. especialy after i dropped an ssd in ;/
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JRd1st
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‎09-29-2011 12:24 PM

Caesah wrote:
yah that sucks, how quiet is your g74 idle? i read about how whisper quiet it is, mine is not ;\ Although it does run at 54c under a heavy load ;]


Mine is certainly quiet enough that it doesn't bother me even if I'm not listening to any media or games. Even under load it's no place near annoying.
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grungeboy2
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‎09-29-2011 03:28 PM

sounds like a bad bearing in the fan.
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JRd1st
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‎09-29-2011 04:11 PM

Caesah wrote:
I live in alaska so rma is pretty gay. ;/


Wow man, that sucks. Could be worse though, you could be in Afghanistan. 😉

Let us know what happens, and good luck!
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grungeboy2
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‎09-29-2011 06:06 PM

did you order it online or get it through a local vendor?
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‎09-29-2011 12:19 PM

What you're describing doesn't really sound normal. You should hear them spin up and down according to load but I don't think it should be "whirring". Perhaps you got a fan with a bad bearing?

I don't think I'd jump to disassembly. If you have a problem with a recent purchase you should RMA. That's what the warranty is for.
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