On Wed, 13 Apr 2022 at 23:04, Ranjan Maitra <mlmaitra(a)gmx.com> wrote:
There is no DVD. It is possible that it is the fan, and that is my
suspicion
but I can not tell. It does happen only when there is some sort of activity
in the disk. This is not the usual mild rattling sound that happens almost
all the time, but screeching at times.
Modern manufacturing is very precise and reproducible, so a given model
laptop will often have certain failure modes.
Do you use a docking station or Type C USB dongle? Have you seen
Loud fan noise and high CPU usage occurs with the XPS 13 9370 | Dell Canada
<
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ca/000143849/loud-fan-noise-and-hig...
?
(could be only models sold in Canada, or there may be a similar article
for other countries).
"Mild rattling sound" could be a bad bearing, screeching would be a failed
bearing causing contact on surfaces that should be separated. Hold an air
vent up close (but not too close!) your ear.
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George N. White III