Looks like one batch of PS3's has a very annoying fault. Even more annoying, Sony does not accept that anything is wrong with them - no repairs coming:
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6865
Fingers crossed that YOU don't have one!
“Thinking it was just a defective unit, I returned it and got another one. Once that one was all setup, the exact same thing happened, so yesterday I returned that system to get a third unit thinking maybe the other two were part of a bad batch. Unfortunately for me, the third one is making the exact same noise.”
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“My system does the exact same thing. Even without a disk, even when it's not connected to a TV or stereo, it still makes the sound. I can hear it from like 5 metres away and it's very annoying,” also wrote Batmaniac. “The system itself remains extremely quiet until about five minutes of being on, at which point it becomes very hot and the noise occurs.”
The poster continues, “EB Games wouldn't let me exchange it for a new one, not even the day after I bought it ... I then proceeded to call Sony and tell them of the situation, I sent it in to be repaired and they sent it back to me saying that nothing was wrong with it.”
At least its extremely isolated, and isn't killing the system. Be nice if Sony just fixed them though.
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