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MBP 2011 - Very strange continuous beep (not RAM) coming from SSD & complete freeze
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<blockquote data-quote="Yiagstar" data-source="post: 1742246" data-attributes="member: 386969"><p>I purchased a re-conditioned late 2011 MBP about 2 years ago & for the first year or so had no problems with it. Then I suddenly had a major malfunction which I believe turned out to be a common dodgy GPU on these models. The issue spread to my hard drive & ultimately I needed a new GPU & hard drive to get me back on the road. </p><p></p><p>It was fine for a while but I then started to get a really strange beeping sound, followed by the Mac freezing completely & requiring a full restart. This happens every time I use it, sometimes a few minutes after starting work, sometimes it will give me 20 or 30 mins & then do it. It's worth noting that everything is running fine up until the point it happens, no lags or glitches. When it happens, I have to shut down completely and, apart from one time where everything was wiped, normally everything works again for a short while. </p><p></p><p>Initially I thought it was dodgy RAM because of the beeping. I got new RAM and sure enough the same thing is happening. I started to investigate further online & realised that the RAM warning beeps are a completely different tone to the one I am hearing. They are pretty low beeps and often in a sequence to illustrate the failure. The one I can hear is constant and a very high pitched loud tone. It beeps once a second & I am fairly sure I can hear a faint click as well.</p><p></p><p>The last time it happened - I opened the back up to try to isolate where the sound is coming from. It is coming straight from the hard drive. I can't seem to find anything online which matches the issue & im completely confused!! Can anyone help? </p><p></p><p>I have tried the usual stuff like:</p><p></p><p>- taking off the back and fully cleaning,</p><p>- Taking out / reseating RAMS</p><p>- PRAM resets etc </p><p></p><p>I have also run the MAC diagnostic tests which tells me all is well! I have tried the memtest apps as well - a short run of this says that everything is fine but I can't get the MAC to stay on for long enough for a longer test.</p><p></p><p>Obviously I would be better off taking it in for repair but it's Xmas & New Year so won't get a chance for a good while yet! Any help would be greatly appreciated <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Merry Christmas!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yiagstar, post: 1742246, member: 386969"] I purchased a re-conditioned late 2011 MBP about 2 years ago & for the first year or so had no problems with it. Then I suddenly had a major malfunction which I believe turned out to be a common dodgy GPU on these models. The issue spread to my hard drive & ultimately I needed a new GPU & hard drive to get me back on the road. It was fine for a while but I then started to get a really strange beeping sound, followed by the Mac freezing completely & requiring a full restart. This happens every time I use it, sometimes a few minutes after starting work, sometimes it will give me 20 or 30 mins & then do it. It's worth noting that everything is running fine up until the point it happens, no lags or glitches. When it happens, I have to shut down completely and, apart from one time where everything was wiped, normally everything works again for a short while. Initially I thought it was dodgy RAM because of the beeping. I got new RAM and sure enough the same thing is happening. I started to investigate further online & realised that the RAM warning beeps are a completely different tone to the one I am hearing. They are pretty low beeps and often in a sequence to illustrate the failure. The one I can hear is constant and a very high pitched loud tone. It beeps once a second & I am fairly sure I can hear a faint click as well. The last time it happened - I opened the back up to try to isolate where the sound is coming from. It is coming straight from the hard drive. I can't seem to find anything online which matches the issue & im completely confused!! Can anyone help? I have tried the usual stuff like: - taking off the back and fully cleaning, - Taking out / reseating RAMS - PRAM resets etc I have also run the MAC diagnostic tests which tells me all is well! I have tried the memtest apps as well - a short run of this says that everything is fine but I can't get the MAC to stay on for long enough for a longer test. Obviously I would be better off taking it in for repair but it's Xmas & New Year so won't get a chance for a good while yet! Any help would be greatly appreciated :) Merry Christmas! [/QUOTE]
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