[Ti] PBook making strange noise

[Jerry Krinock]

on 07/01/05 22:34, Jean-Paul Thuot at fearsome.orange at gmail.com wrote:

> I have a 1Ghz PBook, updated to 10.4.8, 768mb RAM.  Recently, I've
> begun noticing a very quite noise, like a small beeping or something,
> coming from inside.  What it sounds like to me is that something is
> processing (a sound like tiny gears running, I know that sounds
> silly), followed by a small beep.
> 
> I only really hear it when I put my ear to the keyboard, but it's
> noticeable and I'm hoping it doesn't mean something is about to fail
> on me.

Maybe it's nothing, but computers have only two moving parts that could make
unprogrammed noise: fans and hard drives.

> Can anyone suggest anything else I might do?

Every time you notice it, take it as a reminder to make sure you're doing
regular backups.