FAN NOISE under escape key.

Hey everyone, just got my first macbook pro and I really like it so far but iv'e been having this mysterious noise latley under the escape key? It's not constant, it is very feint too, you have to be in a completley silent room to hear the sound. It sort of clicks/grinds? for a second...then it happens again after a minute or two. however, sometimes it does not even happen. I took it to the genius bar and they replaced the left fan. Still happens though, they said they ran stress tests and everything seemed really fine? Is this normal? Just wanted to know. Thanks.
-Dino

Mine does the same thing but of course, when I took it in it wouldn't do it. Shocker! Nothing ever not works whenever I take it to get it fixed. Either way.. if it starts to get louder or go on for longer periods of time I'd take it back and have them replace it again. Definitely make sure it gets done before your warranty/Apple Care runs out. Good luck

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