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ziaulhasan Author

Level 1

10 points

Faint click/tick sounds near the trackpad area

Hi, I have a week old Macbook Pro i5. It makes light click/tick sort of noises somewhere around the trackpad/keyboard area. I am not able to figure out where and when exactly the sound comes from. It is similar to a sound that would be created when you gently tap on a glass door with a metal piece. It is sort of random and doesn't seem like hard drive noises. Although the sound is not that annoying, I am little bit concerned that it might exacerbate in future. Anyone else noticed a similar issue?

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Apr 28, 2010 2:20 AM

92 replies

Nov 30, 2012 3:59 PM in response to ziaulhasan

This issue is caused by the bottom cover being supported unevenly, thus causing it to buckle slightly-- which causes it to make contact with that grounding bar. The machine is obviously designed to be used on a level surface to promote proper displacement of heat, and to allow proper ventilation. Rather than removing or insulating vital grounding points, I would suggest using your machines on a level surface. This solution has solved my issue completely. I hardly hear the noise when my laptop is either on a desk, or flat on my lap. If you are using your machine in bed, rest it on both legs, or get a laptop pad on Amazon. 🙂

ptaszek

Level 1

0 points

Dec 5, 2012 3:42 AM in response to guy_doing_stuff_11

I had similar problem, but I removed this small plastic part and it did not help. I noticed that there is a problem not with bottom case but with upper (main) part. It starts clicking when computer is getting hot (use cinemabench and run CPU test)

It started clicking after I changed the thermal paste for the processor. I was trying everything and still nothing... finally I relaxed all the screws for mainbord and then moved it a little and then i tighten the screws but not very strong. I think the clicking was because of some tensions between mainbord and case. I did the same for other parts like superdrive etc. Sorry for my english 😉 but I wanted to share my solution..

dont forget about this:

http://km.support.apple.com/library/APPLE/APPLECARE_ALLGEOS/HT5208/HT5236_7-bott om_case-off-001-mul.png

I hope it will help 🙂

Faint click/tick sounds near the trackpad area