Peter Temp
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Q: 4k iMac makes very quiet beeps

I have only had my lovely iMac for a few days and Ive been noticing small and very quiet beeps randomly. I cannot be sure where they are coming from though it sounds like its internal. These aren't the normal error beeps which are loud and obvious but much more quiet and slight but enough to notice.

 

I've done AHT a few times which came back fine and check my disk and thats go no errors. I checked all the sensors using a sensor app and it reports good safe temps on all so not at all certain what it could be. I don't want it to fail on me so soon into owning it.

 

I can't be certain if its just a normal quiet beep and I'm just picking it up...

 

Any help would be good.

 

Thanks

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Jan 31, 2016 1:01 PM

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  • by vincec_,

    vincec_ vincec_ Mar 9, 2016 8:52 PM in response to Peter Temp
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    Mar 9, 2016 8:52 PM in response to Peter Temp

    Hey Peter,

     

    I actually have the exact same problem.  Noticed it a few days after I set up my new 4K iMac.  It's been two months now and the problem is still there, no better or worse.  I accepted it as a known benign HDD issue (fusion drive config) because I couldn't find any info on the symptom, or anyone else who had noticed the same problem...until now!

     

    Just wondering, did you receive your new unit?  Is the problem gone?  Any confirmation from Apple on root cause of the problem?

     

    Thanks.

  • by Chris Tampellini,

    Chris Tampellini Chris Tampellini Sep 16, 2016 10:23 PM in response to Peter Temp
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    Sep 16, 2016 10:23 PM in response to Peter Temp

    Peter! I am experiencing THE SAME ISSUES SINCE MARCH 2016! Apple is telling me that it is environmental (which is ludicrous, I've had an electrician come out to test the electrical work, I've upgraded internet, everything). They have built me three machines to date and insist that they've never heard of this before.

     

    Mine is a custom built 21.5" 4k Retina, 2 TB, 16 RAM. All three of them. I'm working on Beep Machine #3 as I type this.

     

    Can you give an update on your situation? I've been in constant contact with Apple Exec team since July (I had mistakenly thought it was coming from the UPS it was connected to, I didn't realize it was the machine itself until then).

     

    Best Regards,

    Chris

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