Fan noise on MacBook Pro C2D

I received my 15" MacBook Pro today. Very happy
I'm experiencing a problem already though. It doesn't have the same description as other whining/noise problems I have read about, so I will post it here to see if I'm the only one.
Near the right speaker, I have a noise from a fan. It comes and goes away randomly. I can remove the noise manually if I put some weight to that area of the case, and I can remove the noise if I try to lift the case a little by putting in my nail in the small crack on the right side of the case.
Has anyone experienced this problem, and maybe found a solution for it?

Sure.
http://www.conscius.de/~eidac/index.html for smcfancontrol
http://www.lobotomo.com/products/FanControl/index.html for Fan Control (embeds itself in Sytem Preferences). This is the one I use, although they're both excellent.
See this breakthrough thread
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3353845&#3353845
for an extensive discussion about controlling your fans.
Good luck.
Bucky
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