From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Fri Jul 02 1999 - 21:14:22 EDT
a high whining noise is NOT to be expected..
if its the HDD, then get it swapped out..
if its coming from the speakers, it might be a software problem..
i'm sure the shielding is sufficient, but is it the HDD or....?
Jeffrey Baker & Bay James wrote:
> I'm wondering what it's reasonable to expect as to quietness. This new
> laptop, with the 14.1 gig hd, is for my purposes remarkably noisy -- a
> constant high whining noise that I find irritating. I sit with the machine
> for hours, writing, and the noise is quite unpleasant, even when I have
> music playing. I don't know whether it's a problem with this drive/ this
> machine, or whether it's "normal." I also read somewhere, I believe, about
> interference noise caused by poor shielding in these machines, but don't
> know whether it could be that as opposed to the hard drive. Thanks. All
> input appreciated -- Jeff
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