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XPS 420 case buzzing
Hi folks,
Bought an XPS 420 in Feb - been very happy with it. I do have one gripe though - the case buzzes. Not all the time, like now for instance. And when the case isn't buzzing, it's very quiet, so it's a shame when it does!
It's at least once a day though, and can go on for hours. There seem to be a few different places it buzzes from (but could be imagining that), and shifting the card reader up/down, the panel back/forth, or removing the case side helps for anywhere between 5 seconds and a few hours. Nothing seems to cause it to start buzzing, either.
It's a vibration noise, nothing electronically generated. Does anyone else get this? Does anyone know how to stop it? Is the case not on properly? At times it seems way too trivial to request an engineer to come out, but when it's doing it, it can be pretty frustrating. I do wonder if it's because of the desk it's on (just a normal MDF/wooden desk, but the keyboard I got with the PC buzzed too!), 'though my old PC never did it. Any advice?
Green_horn
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May 10th, 2008 11:00
LUUEEIIE
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May 10th, 2008 13:00
When my 420 starts buzzing I put my hand on top of the case, it stops.
It's not nearly as noisy as my 8400, so it dosen't bother me.
astudentis
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May 10th, 2008 14:00
Thats a normal issue
1. The HDs are placed at the bottom of the case and if u put it on a wooden surface, it generally vibrates (constant backgound vibrating sound)
2. Sometimes there is an alternating vibrations that i hear (i am thinking because of the cpu fan), and they are usually from the left plate below the air intake in the front, i tap that and it stops
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XPS 420
C2D E8500-3.16GHZ
4GB ram - 667MHz
750GB HD
8800GT 512MB
E248WFP
SpottedZebra
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May 11th, 2008 10:00
LUUEEIIE
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May 11th, 2008 13:00
lylex002
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May 15th, 2008 14:00
Green_horn
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May 15th, 2008 23:00
Luueeiie,
You were right. I have to push down a little for the buzzing to stop. I've now put a dumbell on top of the case and so far that seems to solved the problem.
Thanks
FW16
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May 16th, 2008 23:00
Hi,
I got my XPS 420 in January, and mine does it too.
I seem to get it after 10-20 mins of powering the PC on, and like everyone else has said, I press on the case to or sides, and most times it goes
Other times It takes ages to make it go away.
I've took the side off the PC to have a look but can't figure out where it comes from
Infact, last couple of days after taking the side off, PC seems to have got noiser like a constant low growl, but it could be mind over matter, the more you think about it, the louder it seems
PC is on one of those units where there is a small space that your PC sits in, so I think that is amplifying the sound
I was thinking of getting some of that acoustic foam matting and putting a piece under the PC, and inside too
SpottedZebra
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May 16th, 2008 23:00
packerFan07
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May 16th, 2008 23:00
funkmasterta
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September 9th, 2008 04:00
I have the same problem with my XPS 420. So much for paying a premium price for "quality build"? :smileymad: I'm really mad at Dell for the poor quality build of this case. For what we paid, it should not have problems like this. I expect this from the cheaper Inspiron line but not XPS. C'mon Dell, what gives?
The buzzing sound comes from poor design of the plastic fan housing. It is not mounted securely and vibrates causing an intermittent metallic case buzzing sound that starts soft and gets louder as the cpu gets warm and fan spins more.
How to solve this problem:
The pressure of the case side should push the foam against the plastic fan housing against the motherboard tight enough to eliminate the ANNOYING and QUITE LOUD buzzing sound. I wish I could put attachments on here so I can record how loud the buzzing is but I'm sure most who searched this problem already know.
This solution works great for me! Let me know how it works for you. I used glue stick glue and my XPS is only about a month old.
Jayca1
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September 9th, 2008 17:00
shdbcamping1
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September 10th, 2008 08:00
Has anyone contacted tech support? If your box is under warranty and the Fan is a Problem... Get the fan replaced!
Sean
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October 9th, 2008 11:00
I have found this thread regarding the XPS 420 case buzzing very interesting. I purchased two XPS 410 units some time ago. I noticed that buzzing rather quickly on BOTH units. I called Dell for assistance at the time and they were of no help.
I have lived with it for well over a year now. Just moving the case or pinching the front panel plastic together (one system I need the case always open as I use it for hardware testing). It has been annoying.
I thought for sure that with the 420 this would have been fixed but now I read that it hasn't. It looked like the same, or nearly the same, case design as my 410 but I was hoping that internally they would have fixed it.
Even though others have posted a workaround for this problem, it does make me want to try HP when I need to replace these two 410 units.
To those that post that is can be a very LOUD buzzing or rattling noise, yea, I hear ya. It was SO loud just now that I decided to post my complaint. That is how I came upon this thread.
SpottedZebra
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October 14th, 2008 20:00
It really was very loud. However, I've not had it for a few months now - at some point I put the PC on a sheet of cardboard, but I'm sure it continued to buzz loudly occasionally. A few days later though, moving the PC slightly and all that, it seemed to stop - not done it since! Been very careful not to move it since, it'd probably start again...
Just got a new Dell (Dimension? it's fairly high spec whatever it is) at work, and that case buzzes too...