I got my new XPS 8940 SE desktop in March. It is making a LOUD clickity-click, clickity-click, clickity-click noise NONSTOP and it's driving me/us nuts. The noise runs continuously even when the computer is not in use. It is lo... moreI got my new XPS 8940 SE desktop in March. It is making a LOUD clickity-click, clickity-click, clickity-click noise NONSTOP and it's driving me/us nuts. The noise runs continuously even when the computer is not in use. It is loud enough that you can hear it across the room, large room.
Dell sent out someone to replace the fans, thinking that was the problem and it wasn't . Then they sent someone out to replace my Seagate Baraccuda 2TB SATA HDD, with another Seagate Baraccuda... and the noise persists. One of the Technicians that came to my home said that noise is not normal nor good and the second tech said it is normal, plus I've received conflicting info from Dell Techs at Dell. I am now waiting on a 3rd, new and different maker HDD to see if that eliminates the unusual, loud noise. If the noise persists after this HDD switch I'm going to have to send the computer in to be looked at. I don't know what they will do differently then what has al... less
I got my new XPS 8940 SE desktop in March. It is making a ... moreI got my new XPS 8940 SE desktop in March. It is making a LOUD clickity-click, clickity-click, clickity-click noise NONSTOP and it's driving me/us nuts. The noise runs continuously even when the computer is not in use. It is loud enough that you can hear it across the room, large room.
Dell sent out someone to replace the fans, thinking that was the problem and it wasn't . Then they sent someone out to replace my Seagate Baraccuda 2TB SATA HDD, with another Seagate Baraccuda... and the noise persists. One of the Technicians that came to my home said that noise is not normal nor good and the second tech said it is normal, plus I've received conflicting info from Dell Techs at Dell. I am now waiting on a 3rd, new and different maker HDD to see if that eliminates the unusual, loud noise. If the noise persists after this HDD switch I'm going to have to send the computer in to be looked at. I don't know what they will do differently then what has al... less
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