[Ti] strange noise

[Mark Johnson]

On 10/23/05 9:16 AM, "Jim Freeman" <jpfreeman at mac.com> wrote:

> I'm afraid there might be a problem with the hard drive on my PBG4 and I'm
> wondering if anyone has any insights before I call AppleCare. Whenever I pick
> up the powerbook while it's running I hear a buzzing sound, like
> something rotating at high speeds is rubbing somewhere. It reminds me of the
> sound made by a grinder or a buffer. This sound doesn't not occur when the
> computer is resting on a flat surface, only when I pick it up. I make an
> effort now to pick it up carefully with two hands, and the sound depends on
> how I hold it, but I pretty much get it every time I move it. The computer is
> a year old, under AppleCare, with an Apple installed hard drive. There are no
> other issues and I'm pretty good about backing everything up to an external
> drive and to .mac. I'd hate to be without a computer if Apple wanted me to
> send it in. Or maybe it's too ambiguous a problem to get any help from Apple.
> But I'd hate to have my HD crash on me, and the sound is annoying. 
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> Jim
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> Powerbook G4 12" 1.33 GHz
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> OS X 10.4.2
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> 768 MB Ram
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> 80 Gig HD
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Do you have A CD in the CD drive? Mine always made noise, especially when I
used a disk with a label.
The noise went away when I upgraded to a superdrive.
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