Faint beep before fan kicks in

Rairun

Bronze Level Poster
Hey, I have a Vortex laptop from 2014, and since yesterday, I've been noticing a faint beep immediately before the fan on the left-hand side of the chassis kicks in. Sounds like one of those hardware beeps when something goes very wrong, except it's very quiet. This only happens when the fan is completely idle and then kicks in. The laptop is not overheating - temperatures seem low. At first I was worried the beep was coming from the HDD, but no, now I'm pretty sure it's related to the fan.

Is this something I should be concerned about? I'm asking because I've had this laptop for 7 years, but this is the first time it happens (and it happens pretty consistently now).
 

djsubtronic

Silver Level Poster
Might be the actual sound of the fan kicking in? I noticed similar noises on my Clevo as well, Clevo fans can be pretty crap tbh.
 
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