grichie5 wrote:
Since our computers are a vital part of our digital imaging experience, I thought I would share a recent experience.
My computer is less than a year old with an i7 processor and 32 gb of memory. Some months ago, the fan noise become very noticeable and varied in intensity from a moderate hum to a very loud roar.
A call to Dell support resulted in them sending out a technician who changed out all of the fans in the machine, including replacing the video card. The noise did subside, but recently the issue surfaced again. For another unrelated reason, I downloaded a fresh copy of Google Chrome without uninstalling the existing copy. A short time later, the fan noise came back with a vengeance.
A call to Dell Tech support did not resolve the issue. A diagnostic check did not show any issues. The tech suggested it might be a software issue and suggested a complete reinstall.
On a hunch, I uninstalled Chrome and then downloaded a new copy.
Now there is absolutely no fan noise; even with both Photoshop and lightroom opened, images displayed, and my browsers and e-mail program opened.
An internet search confirmed that this is a frequent issue.
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Sounds like the bearing of a fans going out they don't last forever. Fans cost between $10 and $30 just replace it. Fans are very easy to replace usually four screws and a plug.