On Jul 6, 2005, at 9:11 PM, silvo conticello wrote: > On 7 Jul 2005, at 01:03, Mike Bigley wrote: > > >>> Sorry, I wrote it badly: the noise happens when the problem >>> starts, until I shut down the AlBook. The startup of the computer >>> is fine (actually faster than I would have expected given the >>> forces shutdown) >>> Silbo >>> > I've noticed the noise comes even if the earphones are plugged. > Thus, I would really think that the noise is not fromthe speakers > but fromsomething beneath. Might it be the hard drive? Since I've > noticed that there is no read/write activity whenever the problem > arises. > > Anyway I was supposed to send it back for repair at the end of july > (problem with the keyboard and trackpad seating), so, if it can > survive until then... > By all means, I've already backed it up on 2 different HD... To rule out the HD, boot from the backup HD.