Repetitive clicking noise on SSD Macbook Air

I doubt an SSD would make a noise as they have no moving parts.

have you run the apple hrdware test? AHT

@Angus,

Had the same issue. Tried the "few swift knocks" approach and voila, fixed. Fan ramped up and is cooling like it should. Figured it was the fan but never thought to try the more manual approach.

would probably grab a new one to be honest, it'll be cheaper than a logic board!

Thanks for this great advice. I was pondering taking the computer in for service when I thought I'd just look to see if anyone else had been experiencing the clicking. Perfectly described above, and "problem solved" with a few short knocks as advised! Much appreciated.

Excellent tip - problem solved. Thanks!

Hi there, not sure if i have the same problem. (edit: no problem anymore, "problem" solved, see text below)

here are the facts: mba 11'', may 2012, ssd hd 250 gb.

makes a clicking sound about four times an hour, sometimes more often. sounds exactly like a triple mouseclick with a little bit of hi-hat (the bronze cymbal) sound. it is definitely not from the fan and it comes more from the right side. Since i have SSD HD it is not a moving head or so. also, the sound doesnt sound bad or irregular, i am just wondering what it is. Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh solved! just found out what it is:

my outlook for mac makes this noise when it has checked for new email and there were no new emails on the servers. since i use three servers, it makes three clicks when none of them have new emails, two, if blablabla...

thanks anyway, and maybe this will be helpful for somebody else.

Same problem, same solution worked for me. Gave the area above my escape key one firm punch with my fingers and all of a sudden the fan spun up. Great tip, there must have been something blocking the fan internally.

Thank you. It actually worked. I hated that sound!

Hello everbody Iam having the same clicking noise on my Macbook Air, can somebody help me pls?

I tried the tapping and is not working!!! :- (

I have seen other posts be resolved with the problem coming from the speaker. The fact that a swift smack fixes it tells me you MAY (no guarantees) but MAY have a loose audio cable. If the computer is under warrenty, I would recommend taking it in for service. If not, check the audio cable and make sure it is properly seated in its socket.

lol knock the bottom

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!