Q: Repetitive clicking noise on SSD Macbook Air

Dude, thanks so much for your help! I was about to go talk to one of them Genuis guys tomorrow. *knock knock knock* and viola! Fan started blowing!

Loose connector... If it does it again, I would take it to a genius bar to have all of the plugs and connectors reseated.

It's the fan that is stuck. A couple on knocks near the right corner by the speaker will get it started again. I had this problem and it drove me crazy.

Thank you!!! This sound had gotten on my very last nerve. A single sharp tap with one finger in the area above and to the left of the Esc key stopped it. A real hard tap wasn't necessary.

Thanks again and again to all who suggested this. I'm typing in peace for the first time in weeks!

MacBookAir3,2

2.13GHz

13" 4GB 256GB

Went to all the trouble to sign up just to say that's the simplest solution I've ever encounted to a computer problem - just a wee sharp tap with the finger

I'm not sure if this is the issue in your case, but I also have a MacBook Air SSD that I recently repaired myself because of a clicking issue. I took it to Apple 3 times and they weren't able to repair it. So I purchased a screwdriver online to open my notebook to see for myself what the technicians couldn't find. What I found was surprising to me, the noise actually came from the battery. I initially thought it was the unibody. What the noise turned out to be, was electrical tape that was peeling and was rubbing up against the inside of the computer. Every slight move would cause this to happen. If you ever have the opportunity to, check your battery to see if you have the same issue, or bring it to a genius bar and tell them what I said and see if they might be able to find anything. Best of luck!!

Wow i think i actually fixed my macbook pro 2013 late model, brand new, same click sounds in left corner... Gave it a few taps and bam... It worked... Ill check back in if i have an issue with it in the future.

Thanks to everyone who confirmed this "fix' - my 2010 Air has been making the same sounds for months - I just thought it was normal until I found this information.  I tapped the left side of the case with my trusty wooden shop mallet, near Escape button, and the sound quit!  Thank You!

This worked instantly!!!!!! thank you! The fan spun up as u said it would and click was gone!

Followed the advice to knock the machine. Gave it three sharp raps with my knuckles near the power input. Fan whirred into life briefly and the sound stopped. Brillant.

Really glad it worked out for you. Took me a long time to figure that one out. The sound is like crumbling wax paper. So annoying!

Bravo! Worked just as you said. Now I can cancel my genius bar reservation!

Thanks a lot for the trick. it worked !

Macbook Pro Retina 13" late 2014

3 knocks, blending sound and it works again! Thanks a lot

Just solved the same issue with a few knocks    I lived with this for the past 5 months   Thanks for the tip