submarine sound

MacBook Pro 2013 with macOS Big Sur:


intermittent sound of a submarine beeping (1) sound every several minutes


why/how to fix

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jul 16, 2021 9:40 AM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2021 5:26 AM

jeffreycpacfa wrote:

MacBook Pro 2013 with macOS Big Sur:

intermittent sound of a submarine beeping (1) sound every several minutes

why/how to fix



To trouble shoot further you can:


—Try a SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262



Takes noticeable longer to get to the login screen, does a 5 minute disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

Login and test. Reboot as normal. Caches get rebuilt automatically.


In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.


This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-up-other-users-on-your-mac-mtusr001/mac

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 



Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus



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Jul 17, 2021 5:26 AM in response to jeffreycpacfa

jeffreycpacfa wrote:

MacBook Pro 2013 with macOS Big Sur:

intermittent sound of a submarine beeping (1) sound every several minutes

why/how to fix



To trouble shoot further you can:


—Try a SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262



Takes noticeable longer to get to the login screen, does a 5 minute disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

Login and test. Reboot as normal. Caches get rebuilt automatically.


In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.


This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-up-other-users-on-your-mac-mtusr001/mac

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 



Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus



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