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Apple Computing Products:
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iMac users, lend me your ears. MAC startup noise.
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1320650" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>As bobtomay indicated it's normal, however, that's not the optical drive you're hearing - it's the hard drive bringing the heads up for read access in order to boot the machine.</p><p></p><p>I have a 2011 iMac and it made that noise from day one. I would be worried if it didn't make that sound. ;D</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1320650, member: 46727"] As bobtomay indicated it's normal, however, that's not the optical drive you're hearing - it's the hard drive bringing the heads up for read access in order to boot the machine. I have a 2011 iMac and it made that noise from day one. I would be worried if it didn't make that sound. ;D [/QUOTE]
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