[G4] G4 Very Loud Noise

[sr ferenczy]

it sounds like the bearings on a fan might have went bad.

sandor

On Thursday, November 6, 2003, at 12:02  AM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote:

> Hi,
>
> It's under warranty, and it's at the shop, but I lie awake wondering
> What Could It Be/have Been? I turned it on last week and it
> was making a loud fan noise or loud hard drive noise. Then
> it started making a clatter like the fan came loose altogether
> and was banging around inside the case. Or the hard drive. Needless
> to say, I turned all off (well, yanked the cord because it would not
> turn off at all) and called AppleCare. (who made me turn
> it on again to hear the noise, yuk.)
>
> I have everything backed up, not a bootable external drive
> or anything, but all data on CDs and the original system disks
> so outside of the hassle it shouldn't matter even if the hard
> drive is completely trashed.
>
> But what the heck could make such horrible noises? Other
> than a heffalump loose in there?
>
> The place says maybe three weeks. Oh, the waiting and
> wondering!
>
> Anne Keller Smith
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