Does your trackpad make funny noises?

s55lear · Jul 13, 2007

Sometimes when I am scrolling with the trackpad or just simply navigating on it, it will make a tick/click noise when I initially tap it. Not a noise coming from the speakers or anything, but a noise coming from the actual hardware. It's a one month old MBP and I was just wondering if anybody else got this funny noise. It's not serious, or super loud, it just bothers me sometimes.

Thanks.

cheez · Jul 13, 2007

never heared that before...i think u should take Apple phone and tell them.

s55lear · Jul 13, 2007

I didn't know if this was common, and if it was just they way the trackpad performed or not. Otherwise I would have called apple already or have already taken it to the genius bar. I guess I will now!

Thanks!

technologist · Jul 13, 2007

I have this "issue" when scrolling on my PowerBook, whether using the trackpad or actually moving the scroll bar. In my case, it's the power adapter responding to the increased load from the video card.

No, I'm not making this up. It's done this since Day 1.

See if your "problem" goes away when you unplug your power adapter and run from the battery.

s55lear · Jul 13, 2007

Now that you mention that, I do not notice it when I am running on battery power, not on the power adapter.

Very weird, but thanks!

flilow06 · Jul 13, 2007

s55lear said:
Sometimes when I am scrolling with the trackpad or just simply navigating on it, it will make a tick/click noise when I initially tap it. Not a noise coming from the speakers or anything, but a noise coming from the actual hardware. It's a one month old MBP and I was just wondering if anybody else got this funny noise. It's not serious, or super loud, it just bothers me sometimes.

Thanks.

This issue happens to the 2.4ghz MBP display unit we have at my work and has happened since day one of putting it out. Definitely some kind of manufacturer defect there. Very annoying when it happens. Kinda sounds like the pad is actually being pressed in and popping back out...

s55lear · Jul 14, 2007

flilow06 said:
Very annoying when it happens. Kinda sounds like the pad is actually being pressed in and popping back out...

Exactly, thats what I was kind of thinking.

MMATruman · Jul 31, 2007

So did you take it back?