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PaperclipPerfector  4mo ago (text post)   2708 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for September 19, 2025

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For what it's worth, I threw this into some LLMs

Both ChatGPT and Gemini also think it's environmental. Both seem to think you should be running it at home on battery only, because if that fixes it your problem is the laptop AC adaptor or your electrical circuits.

Are you using your laptop cord at the shop, or theirs?

You could also disable the speakers in device manager, which will eliminate the speaker cause.

Try booting into BIOS and see if it happens there. If it's just happening in windows it might be from power settings.

"4. Fan resonance check.

Does the pitch change when you: lightly press near the left palm rest/vents, lift a corner, or place it on a folded towel? If yes, that's resonance at a specific RPM. Ask the shop to replace the fan module; cleaning won't fix a bearing or blade imbalance."

Try different wall outlets, and if possible, different chargers.

I'm so curious!

Cheers for the curiosity. Will aim to report back on progress. It also happens when not plugged in, so I don’t think it’s the circuits. Environmental issues - will be interested to try to triage those. Radar path, that would be a wow!

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