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    Dell Inspiron N5110 making a strange buzzing sound

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by TheEnthralled, Aug 24, 2011.

  1. TheEnthralled

    TheEnthralled Newbie

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    Hey everyone!

    I bought this laptop yesterday, but there's a problem. There's some strange buzzing noise that i can hear from the central part of the laptop, beneath the keyboard. Sometimes it also squeaks for a short amount of time. I thought first that it's the GPU fan, but now I don't think it is, since the noise is kinda irregular and has short interruptions.

    Configuration:
    Intel Core i7 2630QM @ 2GHz
    GeForce GT 525M, 1 GDDR5
    6GB DDR3 RAM

    Also, processor's temperature with onlz the browser (Chrome) with 5 tabs open is about 53 degrees Celsius. Is this normal?

    Thanks!
     
    TheEnthralled, Aug 24, 2011
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  2. bjshane1977

    bjshane1977 Notebook Enthusiast

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    bjshane1977, Aug 28, 2011
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Do you have a recording of the sound? I have used a couple new 15R, but none with the quad core and DGPU.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Aug 28, 2011
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    i have same specs as you do, i dont have buzzing, but do u have left palm warmed up when using computer ligthly and when useing it in heavy processes and games palm rests get freaky hot? does this happends to you too?
     
    markozutic, Sep 2, 2011
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    I have the exact same specs and I'm getting exactly the same noises.
     
    Arhitekt, Nov 9, 2011
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    its the hard drive
     
    Geos1, Nov 15, 2011
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    does n5110 sucks???
     
    balkeet, Jan 6, 2012
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    hey bro
    I have the same problem... but i tried to do something and i found the solution
    go to Control Panel > IDT Audio Control Panel > Equalizer
    then make your settings as default
    then put the 500Hz at value -15 and click save

    i hope that will solve your problem
    BTW im sorry for my english =)
     
    7mody, Jan 18, 2012
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  10. Max Myakishev-Rempel

    Max Myakishev-Rempel Newbie

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    It helped!
    I have got a very loud beep from speakers on N5110. Restarted in save mode, went to device manager, disabled IDT audio and the problem is solved. It took me 2 days of hard work to get here. Next, I will likely follow the advice and will go to
    IDT Audio Control Panel > Equalizer
    then make your settings as default
    then put the 500Hz at value -15 and click save
     
    Max Myakishev-Rempel, Jul 8, 2015
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