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    Clicking sound when gently tilting Thinkpad?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by hgjcvblk, Jul 18, 2008.

  1. hgjcvblk

    hgjcvblk Notebook Geek

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    Hey everyone. I just recently noticed that when I tilt my thinkpad left and right (very slowly I might add), I hear a small clicking sound. I can also feel something small moving inside there also. Has anyone else experienced this issue before? I'm guess this is not normal, but it's my very first Thinkpad so I have nothing to compare it with. I have no performance issues with the computer so far, and I've had this for about a month now. Thanks for the input
     
    hgjcvblk, Jul 18, 2008
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  2. Arki

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    You shouldn't feel or hear any rolling parts inside. You should at least remove the keyboard and see if anything is loose.
     
    Arki, Jul 18, 2008
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    might be the aps parking the hard drive head. try it off and try it (SLOWLY)
     
    batman5315, Jul 18, 2008
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    I've removed the keyboard and took a look around, but saw nothing that seemed to be loose. batman, what do you mean? I'm not real familiar with technical terms - I'm more of a casual user. Is there some type of guide available for me to check out what you're talking about?
     
    hgjcvblk, Jul 19, 2008
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    exactly as dreamer stated it

    to test it, double click the aps icon (its a green arrow next to a cylinder - when the computer is still)

    uncheck the enable aps box, hit apply and then test

    good luck
     
    batman5315, Jul 19, 2008
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    KUNFUCHOPSTICKS Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, it's the Active Protection system for sure.
     
    KUNFUCHOPSTICKS, Jul 19, 2008
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    I tried gently tilting the laptop while the APS was on and off and got the same results both times. It's still the small clicking sound both ways. Should I try to further open up the laptop or should I let Lenovo customer service know about this issue? I only have the one year limited warranty, and don't want this thing crapping out in one year and two days or something like that. Thanks
     
    hgjcvblk, Jul 19, 2008
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    yes if you have warranty, you can take it to a local shop that works with IBM and have them fix it. You should do so before warranty is up. Turn around is pretty quick.
     
    batman5315, Jul 20, 2008
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