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Apple Computing Products:
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Periodic Popping Sound from Left Side of iMac
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1727061" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Whenever troubleshooting an issue...the first thing you want to figure out is...is it a hardware or software issue. To do this initial step of troubleshooting...I would boot the computer from an external storage device with a fresh install of the OS on it. </p><p></p><p>- If the popping sound goes away...then the problem is very likely a software issue. </p><p>- If the popping sound remains...then it is very likely a hardware issue.</p><p></p><p>A quick way of testing could also be tried...which is booting into "Safe Mode". But booting from a different device with a fresh install of the OS I think is more difinitive.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262" target="_blank">https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262</a></p><p></p><p>* Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1727061, member: 56379"] Whenever troubleshooting an issue...the first thing you want to figure out is...is it a hardware or software issue. To do this initial step of troubleshooting...I would boot the computer from an external storage device with a fresh install of the OS on it. - If the popping sound goes away...then the problem is very likely a software issue. - If the popping sound remains...then it is very likely a hardware issue. A quick way of testing could also be tried...which is booting into "Safe Mode". But booting from a different device with a fresh install of the OS I think is more difinitive. [URL]https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262[/URL] * Nick [/QUOTE]
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