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Agent911 Author

Level 1

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Am I the only one with a blip/pop noise?!

I get this incredibly annoying, semi-subtle single pop sound every now and then. At times, it happens a few times a minute. Other times it won't happen for up to ten minutes. It happens even with all programs off, and with the sound on or off (and no, it isn't from pressing the volume buttons). It likes to make the popping sound the second before it goes into sleep mode. I'm thinking it's either from the hard drive caching or trying to park, or maybe something with the power supply inside. I don't see anyone else experiencing this, which is odd because I had just returned a regular MacBook before buying my MBP and the MacBook had the same exact issue.

MacBook Pro 2.2Ghz, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Nov 11, 2007 10:49 PM

248 replies

rchan23

Level 1

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Mar 29, 2008 1:44 PM in response to golemson

after doing some research, i've divided the Load CycleCount / Power onhours from SMART utility

6149/154 = 39.9 per hour

taking 39.9 * 24 hour * 365 days = 349,774!!!

And most hard drives last around 600,000?? that means my HD is going to fail in less than 2 years.

This aggressive "parking/unparking" of the HD is not only annoying but decrease the life of harddrive,

Anyone have any thoughts?

golemson

Level 1

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Mar 30, 2008 3:41 AM in response to golemson

UPDATE!!! 😀

You should logged in as an ADMIN! The new .plist file has to be authorized. So if you made it as a user, that won't work.

As an admin I have managed to make a good .plist file so my MBP works in silence.

Good luck!
Golem

Mar 30, 2008 5:52 PM in response to golemson

Bump! Until this is resolved...

jen1979

Level 1

8 points

Mar 31, 2008 2:47 PM in response to golemson

I have this problem too. I've seen people talk about how they're emailing apple about it which I would also like to do. However I can't find an email for them other than if it's about a .mac account or the itunes store. Am I not seeing something? I do have apple care but I don't see the point in dealing with a phone call I just want to let them know it's happening to me too.

thanks
Jen.

rchan23

Level 1

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Apr 2, 2008 1:58 PM in response to jen1979

You can email them at Steve@mac.com or sjobs@mac.com

I actually email them about this problem and got a call from one of their "Apple Executive Relation" representative.

After talking with her, she suggested me to go to a certified technician to check the noise out, because many of these noises might be how the macbook was designed with.

So maybe enough of us send them emails they might look deeper into the issue. Not sure....how that helps.

DJ-LO

Level 1

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Apr 2, 2008 3:07 PM in response to Agent911

I'm absolutely stunned. I just run hdapm and without rebooting the clicks all went away. Does anyone know if the settings get reversed when you reboot?

MAXL221

Level 1

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Apr 4, 2008 3:33 PM in response to Agent911

bump

Greenbot

Level 1

17 points

Apr 6, 2008 6:33 PM in response to MAXL221

People,

If you just bought a MacBook Pro, and this problem bothers you, return it and (if you can) wait for Apple to correct the issue before buying again.

Hurry up Apple, I need a laptop!!

-Ted

Apr 6, 2008 10:51 PM in response to Greenbot

Well I thought I was going nuts! Until I found this thread, my 2.2 SR 15" makes this blipping noise quite frequently as it happens, can anyone shed any light on this issue. My wife's 2.4 Penryn does not seem to have this issue, thought he fans on hers do make a lot more noise then on my SR.

To be honest, this sound only really bothers me when I'm in a very quite environment, which is not that often, so until Apple come up with a solution or order a recall I don't think I'll be doing the software patch suggest on page 9.

Will keep in touch with this thread however, this certainly appears to be a widespread problem.

Apr 7, 2008 12:32 AM in response to Agent911

I've been examining the possibility of upgrading my 1.5 GhZ AluBook which has functionned reliably and superbly over these past years. After reading this thread, and a related one concerned with fan noise in the new mpb, I'm left with feelings of considerable apprehension about upgrading.

Apr 7, 2008 3:28 AM in response to Ralph Eisenberg

I know what you mean! I have had a new Penryn MBP sitting in the checkout trolley several times, waiting for that final click to buy, but I have been put off by the stories of fan noise, headphone/speaker static and hard disk ping pong...

I appreciate these forums are going to be biased towards problems than success stories, but I am not convinced the latest generation of MBPs are up to scratch... and they cost a lot of money.

OBG

rchan23

Level 1

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Apr 8, 2008 1:36 AM in response to Old Bill Gates

I currently own a SR 2.2 blackbook, after doing the HDAMP, alot more quite, no more pop. I love my new mac book. I think there is going to be some kind of dissatisfaction for every notebook, mac or not, so I am not regretting about my decision.

MAXL221

Level 1

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Apr 8, 2008 1:41 PM in response to Agent911

Anyone try the new firmware that was released today for the mbp? Did it stop the blip/clunk noise??????

gloom909

Level 1

10 points

Apr 8, 2008 2:42 PM in response to MAXL221

The EFI firmware updated released today is for the older MBP machines, and not the new one many of us have (see signature). Upon launching it just says "This machine does not need this update".

MAXL221

Level 1

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Apr 8, 2008 4:34 PM in response to Agent911

Issue still occurs even with latest firmware update!

Am I the only one with a blip/pop noise?!