Alienware 17 R5
A lot of noise.
So much noise I told myself I would never buy another Alienware laptop.
I got frustrated with it today and did some searching and it still did not help. Then I did some double-checking, had a realization, and fixed the issue.
Symptoms - loud laptop. We're talking jet engine. Louder than my desktop with 5 large fans in it blowing. (okay, you can't hear this, but just accept the fact that my laptop was loud)
Solution- clean the fans and the HEAT SINKS next to the fans.
1. Unplug the laptop and flip it over.
2. Use a small screwdriver to take off the 2 screws at the back of the unit, near the screen fold
3. You can use a plastic gift card and wedge it into the crack/seam behind the screws to basically unplug the bottom panel and then slide it forward and off- only two screws- pretty great design
4. First, I just blew all the dust off, which did not seem too dirty. But I did see a few dust-bunnies inside the fans- there are two
5. Unscrew one of the fans and gently lift it up. It is plugged in and I did not unplug, just lifted it up it so I could get under. There is a heat sink there, blow on it and see all the dust gunking up the works that you were unaware of. I also blew on the outside of the unit to clean the sink from the other side. Seriously, dust galore.
6. Repeat with the other fan and put it all back together.
Went from frustration to almost thinking the fans were not on at all. Seriously 95% drop in volume. The fans change speed every now and then and I I can hear a fan when something is really cranking, but overall, massive MASSIVE shift in volume!
A ma connaissance il peut y avoir plusieurs sources de problèmes mais en bricolant il y a des solutions très efficaces.
D'autres fois c'est juste un autocollant interne qui est mal placé (et surtout ne devrait pas exister) qu'il faut retirer et la répercussion est immédiate et drastique.
Sevice va faire une bonne affaire
perso je vais passer sur Dell. Plutôt content de la marque dans son ensemble : mon dernier Alienware (17 R2) m'avait fait 5 ans sans lacher avec un usage quasi H24 ! Pas 100% silencieux mais le bruit ne m'avait jamais dérangé (faut dire qu'en général je suis absorbé et entends avec peine ce qui est autour de moi
mais quand même, les fois où j'étais sur terre c'était absolument tolérable, sans écouteurs ni rien, pas de gêne pressante)