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LOVE Tiger, but anybody else have new soft "beeps" now?

Tiger is lightning. I couldn't believe how fast I reboot.
I did the archive and install.

BUT... (ain't there always?) uhhh... anybody else hear a very soft, steady rhythmic "beeping" (almost like a countdown) inside their G5 (2.5 for me)?

I heard this "new" sound immediately when the mute went on the office TV (plus my G5 is right up on my desk). It's soft but can't say I care for it.

Again it's very steady, almost like a countdown. Can't hear it over much, but I sure don't like my office quiet (kids away, TV off) as it gets into my head.

T

Posted on May 1, 2005 10:00 AM

304 replies

May 5, 2005 1:33 PM in response to Tim3308

I never had this problem since I installed tiger. Luckily I have a Carbon Copy of my 10.3.9 on a FireWIre disk. U guessed it, booting up from that, there's no cricket. Also, in Safari under Tiger, whenever the QuickTime plug in is used, it makes the fans go crazy for 10 secs. It's so annoying. Any one booted up in 10.3.9 since updating to Tiger from another disk and had the same result?

May 5, 2005 2:14 PM in response to Tim3308

sorry i meant to say since i installed tiger... My fault

May 5, 2005 2:47 PM in response to michael bluth

I think I first noticed them after installing Tiger... so i tried re-installing Panther... beeps still there for me...

Xenious

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15 points

May 5, 2005 3:18 PM in response to Thomas Berglund

Exact same here! When I load up WoW or the RSS Visualizer (I'm assuming its any 3d powered code) I have the noise/chirping/etc which seems to be coming from the processor area of the case. (It's not from the speakers as I turned them off so I could clearly hear the noise.

This just started when I installed Tiger last night.

Craigger

Level 1

5 points

May 5, 2005 6:39 PM in response to Tim3308

Count me in. I just got my PMG5 Dually 2.7 last week. I didn't notice the
soft beeping till the next day and sure enough it's been there ever since.
Definitely audible when all around you is silent. Very methodical...., like every
second. Not what I expected from a 3k+ machine. Hope apple has a fix for
this very soon.

May 5, 2005 7:16 PM in response to Tim3308

Tim,
Go to the CHUD app. in the first window of the hard drive and click on developer then applications then performance tools the CHUD folder then
PMC Index. Open that file and then close is then go your system prefs and down at the bottom go to processor and click on that and un-check NAP.
It works with me and i hope it dose with your.
_Spike

Bud Sy

Level 1

29 points

May 5, 2005 7:33 PM in response to Tim3308

I couldn't take this noise any more and went back to 10.3.9 man you wouldnt not believe how quiet the machine is what a difference

Bud

May 6, 2005 3:25 PM in response to Tim3308

I hope Apple will fix this Beep-Problem in the next OS X 10.4.x update.

And i hope that a lot of users will post here in this board to show that it is really a problem.

L.

May 6, 2005 5:38 PM in response to Lucie Merzbacher

The beeps just keep getting worse. My computer now when I turn it on, as it is booting up to the desktop, makes this terrible noise. It is a mix of the famous "beep" and now has another lower pitch beep that sounds like a squeaky swing set that needs oil. I can't live with my computer making these noises. I left the Windows world to rid myself of computer problems and paid dearly for it. Please don't tell me it was a mistake.

Tim3308 Author

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556 points

May 6, 2005 6:29 PM in response to Chris Howard

My beeps are still staying the same. Sorry yours are wigging out worse, Chris.

I know your frustrated, but you know the facts why you switched in the first place. Your in much better hands, MUCH. After all Micro$oft can't even copy fast. Boy my machine is so much faster now w/ Tiger. They'll fix it.

Heck the wife's iMac wigs out after sleep and NOBODY is posting about it unde rthe iMac page and it's listed as a fix in 10.4.1! So this thread should be getting lots of attention at Apple, is my guess.

Click here for a little news clip, where Apple is compared to Windulls :
http://www.apple.com/macosx/cnbc/

May 6, 2005 11:02 PM in response to Tim3308

I have a rev B Dual 1.8 PM G5... I'm having the same chirping. I have the Radeon 9600xt video card. I'm not sure if I had the problem in Panther, I don't believe so. I have Tiger installed. I tried disabling NAP with chud which eliminated the beeps. Please fix this problem Apple.

May 7, 2005 9:41 AM in response to Tim3308

Hi

Sorry if someone has already pointed this out (couldn't be bothered to read the whole post) but the beeping noise is coming from your power supply. It's inherent in this type of power supply and I guess will only be resolved when Apple decide to use a different power supply.

Grim.

May 7, 2005 10:47 AM in response to Tim3308

If you really hate the sound you can always disable the speaker in the computer until they come out with a patch for it. Im sure Apple will recieve enough complaints about it and fix it very soon.

May 7, 2005 10:49 AM in response to Matt Beckman

If you really hate the sound you can always disable the speaker in the computer until they come out with a patch for it. Im sure Apple will recieve enough complaints about it and fix it very soon.

I don't think turning off the speaker will work if it's an issue with the power supply.

May 7, 2005 12:22 PM in response to Tim3308

Count me in, this thing sounds like the sonar in a submarine. It is kind of annoying, I need to crank up the speaker volume to get over it. I thought that the PSU chirping was bad but this is insane. What the heck is it? Is is one of the PWM fans inside?
It beeps about once every second. Apple, please fix this ASAP.
By the way, this became noticeable after I installed Tiger. I used the upgrade option.

regards,
Jim

LOVE Tiger, but anybody else have new soft "beeps" now?