pmmonkey,
go back few pages and you can find a sample of whine sound posted.

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Added on May 9, 2008, 7:34 pmthis is the sample.

This post has been edited by gyvermac: May 9 2008, 07:34 PM

oh.. i just checked mine. the mobo serial number is CN-0D057P-xxxxx-xxx-xxxx Rev A00.

so far no prob other than the sound (i hate it so much!!).

however, i did an experiment to determine where sound is produce. i suspect the sound produced by the hdd. i knoe the normal rattle sound produce by the hdd when its read/write data but the whine sound got similar behavior.

i remove the internal hdd and then attach the usb hdd. then i run windows xp installation from cd. after copying files to usb hdd, computer restart somehow, BSD! nvr mind but the windows loading screen appear before that. i remove the cd then restart...

windows loading screen......BSD. but no whine sound at all from the moment i push the power button until the BSD!

then turn off computer, remove usb hdd, plug in internal hdd, turn on back, sound is there!


the serial number of the mobo can be found by removing the 1st top of the RAM (in my case).

pics;




reading replies in this topic make me unsure about my experiment result


btw, should i ask for mobo replacement to dell? can i get it even i dont have major prob? btw, its good to have the latest version.

This post has been edited by mokh: May 9 2008, 07:54 PM

I'm a newbie here and just bought XPS M1330. Glad to know there is XPS M1330 fan club thread here.

hey xps1stimer,
welcome.
whats your lappy's specs...?

not necessary. and Dell also won't entertain you if mobo no issue. some times replacement part are worse. it's really depent on luck sometimes only la.

what?! r u sure? sh*t
later test more

guys,
just realized.
after hibernated my lappy display resolution became not correct.
have to adjust.
anybody got solution on this?
also have to on-off my bluetooth mouse.

Mind to share..what is Mobo..???
If i replaced the internal Hdd with a new one,
does the sound apeard again..!!!!

ghostz32
Mobo is short name for Motherboard

so far mine no problem...the cam starting got problem like cannot detect . due to loose blackboard there after gently press it down , it function like normal again so far for the past 3 months .....


symptoms of dead? what is the symptoms ? mind to share?

i hav some kinda sound like tik tik tik
wats wrong wit my laptop?

n i've checked my remote on my fren's xps..its working fine
but my laptop doesn't wanna detect ..guess my laptop is the one causing the problem..

my bluetooth mouse is working fine..earlier i made a complain..i realize i need to switch it on as i switch on my laptop..if u switch it on after windows is started it wont be detected

After about 4 months of working perfectly fine, it seems my M1330 has finally kicked the bucket! Up till yesterday, it was working fine, then suddenly, when I turned it on, it went to the 'Start in Safe Mode' or 'Start Windows normally' screen, because it says the system failed to shutdown succesfully, even though I did shut it down normally the night before that. So I chose to start normally, I'd login to Windows, then vertical and horizontal lines would appear on the screen..and then my whole screen would be filled with all these crazy lines and I couldn't see a thing! My lappy would then shut down by itself, as if it crashed. This would happen evey time I tried turning on the lappy, even in safe mode.

I tried calling Dell, but their call centre is closed already for the day. I then went to their website to email them a support request, but it says their email system is down! WTF Dell????

Is my problem the dreaded mobo problem or is it something else?

i think the tick tick sound is from ur hdd. Is it a seagate brand? because normally seagate brand cause this sudden tick tick sound..

about the remote bring this issue up to dell and ask them why the remote is not working. they ll send u a new one by courier service or something..

This post has been edited by seale_navy: May 10 2008, 07:36 PM

after read your guys problems...feel lucky coz refund the notebook

You can call dell XPS 24/7 call centre at 1800885784

Damn, jus notice a dead pixel !!!! Guess they wun entertain a replacement for 1 dead pixel... anyone here has any luck with that before?

the sound coming from the fan is gone after replacement. hehe
and the new dvd rom also producing less sound than the previous one. vibration also decrease a lot. arh... really nice.

Sunshine,

They won't entertain. I also got 1 dead pixel but they call it as industrial standard to have less than 5 dead pixel unless u have >5 dead pixel i.e 6 dead pixel or 2 joint dead pixel then they can replace it.

i email them and the above is their answer.

but , xps series are most many complain in dell series...==
dell special high-end brand XPs... but still cheap... ==

my hdd is brand fujitsu. 160GB. no tick2 sound but got whine sound all the time.

yeah... for fujitsu can u feel ur hard disk vibrating on ur aluminium palm rest? i have the whine issue aall the time..