By Stephen Daries July 12, 2009
Beeping? Clicking? Whining? Winding? These are not the typical sounds of a MacBook Pro. -- Or are they? Well, after some minor SSD (speed/transfer) drive faults that were quickly fixed, some of Apple's current generation MBP users are finding out that not only do they have a quick, spacious, beautifully designed piece of hardware but they also have noise complaints about it. Reported consumers with new MBP's are complaining of these said beeps, clicks and whines. With the unknown sounds, many MBP users are looking for an answer. MacBook owners looking for help in the Apple Support forums or going into the local Genius bar are walking away with unanswered questions. Originally thought to be a PRAM issue, Genius bar solutions have been to capture or reset PRAM during start up. With forum owners and news reports disputing on where the sound is actually coming from, Other World Computing (MacSales), a quality online products retailer says that the Seagate's Momentus 7200.4 G-Force hard drives could be to blame. Causing conflicts with the MBP's hardware, the drive, which takes precautions for anti-shock and data-loss, is causing faults within the laptop by winding up and down frequently putting unwanted drive strain and unwanted noises in the laps of its users.
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