Mac Mini Hard Drive Noise

robpom · robpom #1 (**permalink**)

02-27-2005, 10:42 PM

Question for all Mac Mini users out there. My Mac mini makes a little pinging noise - more of a clunking noise - not real loud - about once a minute. It sounds like it may be the hard drive.

Any other users hearing this?

RP

Macman · Macman #2 (**permalink**)

02-27-2005, 10:45 PM

I dont own one, byut any unuaual clicking coming from your hd isnt a good thing.

Thud · Thud #3 (**permalink**)

02-27-2005, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robpom

Question for all Mac Mini users out there. My Mac mini makes a little pinging noise - more of a clunking noise - not real loud - about once a minute. It sounds like it may be the hard drive.

Any other users hearing this?

RP

I can hear mine do a little seek every now and then... just a routine thing.
If it's the same muffled sounds that it makes when you're loading a program or something, then I wouldn't worry about it. Even when you're not doing anything, the OS may occasionally need to read/write from the hard drive.

But if it's a sharp metallic "clack" that's louder than normal HD usage, it might be a problem.

mynameis · mynameis #4 (**permalink**)

02-27-2005, 11:01 PM

I have a mac mini, mine does the same thing, I hope it isn't a sign that the HD is going bad. I plan on buying a new HD soon regardless, I want a faster one.

witeshark · witeshark #5 (**permalink**)

02-27-2005, 11:05 PM

If all those Mac Minis are doing the same thing, I bet it's ok. I have heard nothing from them in the Apple store, but there is so much noise, it would be hard to tell

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #6 (**permalink**)

02-27-2005, 11:11 PM

My mini is so quiet it's really hard to tell as it's in a room with a noisy PC Server with lots of cooling, But even when I first unpacked it and tried it in the front room, it's so dang quiet. There might be a small noise once in a while when the drive seeks.

I would have to turn off every noise in the house to hear anything from it.

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robpom #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	02-27-2005, 10:42 PM Question for all Mac Mini users out there. My Mac mini makes a little pinging noise - more of a clunking noise - not real loud - about once a minute. It sounds like it may be the hard drive. Any other users hearing this? RP
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Macman #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 30, 2004 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,374 Mac Specs: PowerMac G4 Cube 450mhz 832mb	02-27-2005, 10:45 PM I dont own one, byut any unuaual clicking coming from your hd isnt a good thing.
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mynameis #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 3,378	02-27-2005, 11:01 PM I have a mac mini, mine does the same thing, I hope it isn't a sign that the HD is going bad. I plan on buying a new HD soon regardless, I want a faster one.
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witeshark #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Miami FL Posts: 2,860 Mac Specs: G4 1Ghz OS X 10.4.7	02-27-2005, 11:05 PM If all those Mac Minis are doing the same thing, I bet it's ok. I have heard nothing from them in the Apple store, but there is so much noise, it would be hard to tell
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dtravis7 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,795 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	02-27-2005, 11:11 PM My mini is so quiet it's really hard to tell as it's in a room with a noisy PC Server with lots of cooling, But even when I first unpacked it and tried it in the front room, it's so dang quiet. There might be a small noise once in a while when the drive seeks. I would have to turn off every noise in the house to hear anything from it.
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