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Diary of a new Mac user (week 1)
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1123717"><p>As was mentioned in the other thread, the "problem" is that on your PC you have become so used to the "white noise" of the fan that it masks the sound of the hard drive working. Now that you're not hearing a fan much, you can actually hear the drive (because you are in a quiet room).</p><p></p><p>I think that once you start really working with the Mac and getting used to it, this noise will also "fade" into the background, particularly once you start playing with audio.</p><p></p><p>If it continues to bother you after a month, I'd make a bootable clone of your entire HD to an external, then take the iMac to the nearest Apple store, explain the situation and have them change out the hard drive for one they think will be quieter (I like Hitachi drives for this). Depending on whether they agree that the drive is louder than normal, they MAY do this for free or they MAY charge you, but having them (or an independent Mac dealer) do it will preserve the warranty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1123717"] As was mentioned in the other thread, the "problem" is that on your PC you have become so used to the "white noise" of the fan that it masks the sound of the hard drive working. Now that you're not hearing a fan much, you can actually hear the drive (because you are in a quiet room). I think that once you start really working with the Mac and getting used to it, this noise will also "fade" into the background, particularly once you start playing with audio. If it continues to bother you after a month, I'd make a bootable clone of your entire HD to an external, then take the iMac to the nearest Apple store, explain the situation and have them change out the hard drive for one they think will be quieter (I like Hitachi drives for this). Depending on whether they agree that the drive is louder than normal, they MAY do this for free or they MAY charge you, but having them (or an independent Mac dealer) do it will preserve the warranty. [/QUOTE]
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