I just bought a brand new Acer Aspire 4540 about a month ago, and up until today, it was working perfectly. But now it's making a horrible grinding noise. It happens every 20 minutes or so and lasts about 15 seconds, then stops. I can't find any rhyme or reason to it, though it seems worse if it is slightly tipped (that is, if it's tilted a bit on my lap vs. flat on a surface).
I am not getting any error messages.
I assume it must either be the fan or the hard drive. Should I be worried? How do I fix it? I am not a tech type at all, and am not sure I am up to sending in my laptop for repair again (I got this one after having to turn in my last Acer, which was less than a year old, when the monitor cracked through no fault of my own).
Thanks for any help.
I am not getting any error messages.
I assume it must either be the fan or the hard drive. Should I be worried? How do I fix it? I am not a tech type at all, and am not sure I am up to sending in my laptop for repair again (I got this one after having to turn in my last Acer, which was less than a year old, when the monitor cracked through no fault of my own).
Thanks for any help.