Mini 210 fan constantly surging, weird clicking sound

Just got a new Mini 210 and am wondering if it is normal for the exhaust fan to be surging constantly. I've tweaked a little in the BIOS with the "Fan always on" setting, but no matter what I choose it's constantly on and surging. It would be one thing if it was simply humming away quietly, then winding up more aggressively when playing videos, or doing other CPU-intensive (ie hot) tasks like a normal laptop, but this is ridiculous. It kind of sounds like it's out of control. Is this normal for a Mini with the Broadcom accelerator?
The second odd bit of noisemaking this device is doing is a loud "click-squeak-beep" every so often. It is irregular and hard to pinpoint, but kind of reminds me of how a failing hard drive starts grinding its platters. Anyone else hearing this? It may be a no-brainer to just ask for a replacement but thought I'd ask here first.

Many times a laptop overheating is directly related to the cooling of the processor. The main culprit is the fan. The fan sucks in air from the bottom and blows it out the side. It will also suck in hair, dust, and other debris. That stuff often gets trapped by the heat sink and over time builds up in a layer which chokes off the cool air going to the processor making the fan work harder.
What I recommend is getting some canned air and blowing out the vents in the side and bottom of the laptop. If after doing this you still have problems with over-heating, and your laptop is in warranty, you can take your laptop to a HP Authorized Service Center and ask them to clean the fan and heatsink. You can check your warranty here:
http://www13.itrc.hp.com/service/ewarranty/warrantyResults.do?admit=109447627+1286541891570+28353475
If it is out of warranty, consider searching for the maintenance manual for your specific model, in the manual there are schematics for taking apart the laptop. Cleaning the fan is much easier that removing a motherboard, so don't feel to intimidated by the idea. Also you can remove the heatsink and then remove the thermal grease and apply a new layer which also helps alleviate heat related issues.
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