MacBook - What is this noise??

tmaclean · tmaclean #1 (**permalink**)

04-21-2009, 08:54 PM

http://www.tom-maclean.com/laptop_noise.3g2

I'm pretty sure it's the fan on my computer because it only tends to happen when I'm doing things and not when it's idling, though there have been a handful of times where I've come back to my computer and it's been making that noise as well. I already ran a bunch of compressed air through the back and that did clear up a lot of dust, but is there anything I can do besides bring it to the Apple store and have them crack it open? Normally I wouldn't care about a little noise, but I'm worried that it's not healthy.

ADKhikerVW · ADKhikerVW #2 (**permalink**)

04-21-2009, 11:34 PM

Sounds like fans to me. What applications are running when it does this?

tmaclean · tmaclean #3 (**permalink**)

04-22-2009, 06:41 AM

When I took that video, it was only Firefox, and not many windows/tabs. Sometimes it would start when I would just start the computer up. I set up an appointment for tomorrow morning with the Apple store.

ADKhikerVW · ADKhikerVW #4 (**permalink**)

04-22-2009, 11:17 AM

Did you check Activity Monitor to make sure there isn't some background process eating up all of your CPU?

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tmaclean #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 02, 2007 Posts: 35	04-21-2009, 08:54 PM http://www.tom-maclean.com/laptop_noise.3g2 I'm pretty sure it's the fan on my computer because it only tends to happen when I'm doing things and not when it's idling, though there have been a handful of times where I've come back to my computer and it's been making that noise as well. I already ran a bunch of compressed air through the back and that did clear up a lot of dust, but is there anything I can do besides bring it to the Apple store and have them crack it open? Normally I wouldn't care about a little noise, but I'm worried that it's not healthy.
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ADKhikerVW #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 18, 2007 Location: Wilmington, NY Posts: 715 Mac Specs: 15" Unibody MBP (2009), White MB (2009), iMac G4	04-21-2009, 11:34 PM Sounds like fans to me. What applications are running when it does this?
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ADKhikerVW #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 18, 2007 Location: Wilmington, NY Posts: 715 Mac Specs: 15" Unibody MBP (2009), White MB (2009), iMac G4	04-22-2009, 11:17 AM Did you check Activity Monitor to make sure there isn't some background process eating up all of your CPU?
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