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    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by YasirJ, Feb 20, 2009.

  1. YasirJ

    YasirJ Notebook Consultant

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    Ok so just got my 3rd macbook, the latch is actually not loose thank god.

    Apple logo got a small scratch on it, weird.

    Now the thing that bothers me is, every single Macbook I've gotten has this weird clicking/ticking noise every 15th second which an apple engineer and an apple repair outlet has told me is defect. My dilemma is I remember 2 of the 3 MBPs having it, and all 3 Macbooks have it, what are the chances of that? Is it really a defect? :S Its really annoying though but Im getting really tired of getting my notebooks exchanged all the time.

    Does your Macbooks/Macbook Pros make this weird noise also?
     
    YasirJ, Feb 20, 2009
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  2. Luke1708

    Luke1708 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    mine only does this when you move it suddenly, that is, shake it...
     
    Luke1708, Feb 20, 2009
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  3. YasirJ

    YasirJ Notebook Consultant

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    all of mine do/did that constantly when they're in stationary mode, I rarely move them.
     
    YasirJ, Feb 20, 2009
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    mine does it, but not very often.
     
    fastrandstrongr, Feb 20, 2009
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    F!nn Notebook Consultant

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    Hum, a clicking ticking noise every 15 seconds or so?


    Nope i dont have that.
     
    F!nn, Feb 20, 2009
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    my past and current MBPs have no type of ticking noise... ever really... let alone every 15 seconds. Sometimes I can hear the fans when they are spinning like 5000-6000 RPM.. but usually the entire thing is very quiet
     
    doh123, Feb 20, 2009
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    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Nope, no clicking noise here, everything is fine... *knock on wood*
     
    Colton, Feb 20, 2009
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    Incidental tick once every... well, it's hard to say. Not often. I will check whether it happens while I have the MBP on my lap. When I have it stationary, it runs silent.

    You have a one year warranty on your new MacBook. My advice, if you're tired of exchanging it, is to see this as a trial period of one month. Take this unit for a ride, install everything you intend to use, and put it to the test. If after a month, you're still not happy with it, get it exchanged. Over the course of a month, your expectations also change. The ' unboxing' moment is when you want everything to be perfect: even a dust piece inside the box can make me panic. But now I've been using my MBP, I feel much more relaxed and happy with it.

    Give yours a chance...
     
    homme8080, Feb 21, 2009
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    lua Notebook Consultant

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    i have had this on my 1+ year old vaio since day one. haven't notice this on my new mb.

    i have come to the conclusion that it is just the hd parking it's heads when there are no hd activities.

    of course, i may be wrong ...
     
    lua, Feb 21, 2009
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    The clicking noise might be the HD parking its head to save power. Go to System Prefs>Energy Saver, and make sure "Put HD to sleep when possible" is unchecked.
     
    Budding, Feb 21, 2009
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  11. YasirJ

    YasirJ Notebook Consultant

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    I have no problem with using it, but the previous notebooks which had this noise started getting hot/bad performance and sometimes even crash for no apparant reason, thats the only reason I would exchange it. And if the HDD is defect and would crash some day I wouldnt really be happy to loze all my data.

    The noise is audible and annoying but I can live with it, there are more noisy things in life such as stupid neighbors when you live in a flat.
     
    YasirJ, Feb 21, 2009
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  12. YasirJ

    YasirJ Notebook Consultant

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    Tried that, it still makes the noise.
     
    YasirJ, Feb 21, 2009
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  13. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    man,for now I am going to call you Mr. Friday/13 ! :D
     
    Xirurg, Feb 21, 2009
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  14. YasirJ

    YasirJ Notebook Consultant

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    Haha :p gee thanks I guess. :p
     
    YasirJ, Feb 21, 2009
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  15. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    lol

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    Xirurg, Feb 21, 2009
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  16. YasirJ

    YasirJ Notebook Consultant

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    lol haha :p freaky... just freaky.. :p
     
    YasirJ, Feb 21, 2009
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  17. Colton

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    Haha, sorry about your bad luck YasirJ, mabye you will get a pristine MB sooner or later... :p
     
    Colton, Feb 21, 2009
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  18. YasirJ

    YasirJ Notebook Consultant

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    I doubt it. :p
     
    YasirJ, Feb 21, 2009
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    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Be optimistic ;) ! :D
     
    Colton, Feb 21, 2009
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    Lol wat the hell :p
     
    F!nn, Feb 21, 2009
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  21. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Haha black cats signify bad luck... :p
     
    Colton, Feb 21, 2009
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