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    How common is CPU whine on Thinkpads now?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by lossfound, Jul 6, 2008.

  1. lossfound

    lossfound Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all - I just received a brand new R61 with a C2D T5450 and it has CPU whine problems when running on battery.

    Nearly all of the "standard" solutions (BIOS power management settings, killing C4 and/or C3 in RMClock, etc.) are stopgap measures that seriously carve up the battery life, which is already the Achilles heel of this machine and not something I'm interested in compromising at all.

    So I suspect I am going to try and get it exchanged, but I'm wondering how many of you have this issue before I subject myself to this process and/or decide whether to just cut my losses and fight for a full refund.

    Thanks!
     
    lossfound, Jul 6, 2008
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  2. Funkymoe

    Funkymoe Notebook Geek

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    I have an X61s, and I hear some cpu whine when I first boot it up. Thankfully, it usually disappears after a few minutes of use.
     
    Funkymoe, Jul 26, 2008
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  3. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have never heard any whine with my machine.
     
    The Fire Snake, Jul 27, 2008
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    batman5315 Notebook Evangelist

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    i have seen macs and dells that have it

    i thought it was a CPU issue

    I dont know if you can get a notebook with a C2D that doesnt have CPU whine issues
     
    batman5315, Jul 27, 2008
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    m0cha Notebook Enthusiast

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    I seem to get to get this CPU whine at random times (on battery or plugged in), although it usually doesn't less more than a minute. It's also pretty hard to hear unless the room is otherwise silent or I put my ear close to the laptop's heatsink.
     
    m0cha, Jul 28, 2008
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  6. Kenji

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    Same. In fact the only sound coming from mine is when the HDD is either writing or reading.
     
    Kenji, Jul 28, 2008
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