Strange noise emitting from Satellite Pro S500

For the past 24 hours my laptop as detailed above has been making a short (3-4 secs) low buzzing noise approximately every 5 minutes. It appears to be coming from the top LHS of the machine. In all other ways the machine is in perfect working order. It is 4 weeks old.
(I hope I have written this question in the correct place?)

According the user manual the HDD is placed on the right side. Are you sure that its coming from the left side?
But generally in every case I would contact an authorized service provider. Why?
Your notebook is still under warranty so the repair is for free. Furthermore I dont believe that its normal so it should be fixed.

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