G4 fan or hardrive noises

my ibook g4 keeps making noises that stops the overall running of the computer. (stops programs from opening/working, and prevents startup) it comes from the left palmrest next to that vent/grill type thing coming out of the casing.

probably a busted hard drive, the HD is located on the left palm rest part of the iBook.

I would recommend a new hard drive but it's a lengthy task to do so. It's not all that difficult as it is time consuming. But if you've done plenty, like myself, it becomes 2nd nature.

Here's a good link to check out for replacing hard drives.

http://www.faqintosh.com/risorse/en/guides/hw/ibook/g4hd/

it's usually at startup stops, then starts again whenever i click the mouse button

What's it sound like? Is it like an annoying, repetitive clicking sound? Try using the OS CD and use disk Utility to check for any errors.

hey i have an ibook too, and sometimes make those weird noises , but then go silent

geo4d said:

hey i have an ibook too, and sometimes make those weird noises , but then go silent

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Yeah, it might be your hard drive slowly dying. What model iBook you have?

thanks joe! but I want to get it professionally put in how can i find somebody to do this if i already have a new HD?