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macOS - Notebook Hardware
Normal HD Noise?
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<blockquote data-quote="cjburr" data-source="post: 1297888" data-attributes="member: 163088"><p>Thanks for the feedback. I've backed everything up to an external drive using Time Machine to be on the safe side.</p><p></p><p>I have the Hitachi 500GB drive but am going to upgrade to a OWC SSD as soon as I can get one here.</p><p></p><p>The noise occurred while the machine was idle so there wasn't any read/write load at the time. It happens then goes away then comes back almost like a cat taking a breath then purring again.</p><p></p><p>Nothing seems to have slowed down because of it and it's most likely nothing to worry about. However......as I am in Afghanistan and this is my only link to my family I will be doing the SSD upgrade to safeguard my link with humanity.</p><p></p><p>The kit from OWC will have an enclosure for the HDD so I will continue to use it to see how long it lasts and also to isolate the noise if possible. It doesn't seem to be a fan but I won't rule anything out.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the help and I will document my upgrade with pics as soon as I get started.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cjburr, post: 1297888, member: 163088"] Thanks for the feedback. I've backed everything up to an external drive using Time Machine to be on the safe side. I have the Hitachi 500GB drive but am going to upgrade to a OWC SSD as soon as I can get one here. The noise occurred while the machine was idle so there wasn't any read/write load at the time. It happens then goes away then comes back almost like a cat taking a breath then purring again. Nothing seems to have slowed down because of it and it's most likely nothing to worry about. However......as I am in Afghanistan and this is my only link to my family I will be doing the SSD upgrade to safeguard my link with humanity. The kit from OWC will have an enclosure for the HDD so I will continue to use it to see how long it lasts and also to isolate the noise if possible. It doesn't seem to be a fan but I won't rule anything out. Thanks for the help and I will document my upgrade with pics as soon as I get started. [/QUOTE]
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