Q: Why does my PowerBook G4 make a buzzing sound when I tilt it??
I had first noticed this with my iBook G3 (2002). When I tilted it the HD or something near it would make a vibrating/buzzing noise. It's been nick-named the "lightsaber noise". Well I had the iBook G3 for a year or more and then the HD broke. I now have a PowerBook G4 15.2 inch (2004) 1.5 Ghz Processor, and a 74.5GB Toshiba HD. The SAME thing happens when I tilt it. Is it the HD or the fans? Oh yeah, and later after the iBook's HD broke, noticed that when I tilt it the HD or fan gets caught to a grinding halt and then when you put it flat again it starts spinning. Maybe the disks in the HD? I am really worried about this PowerBook G4 because replacing a hard drive in one is annoying. Please help!
Thanks,
-FatMacintosh
PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Posted on Apr 21, 2013 11:50 PM