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mac mini emits a buzz

  • 13-01-2007 2:21am
    #1
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭


    my mini emits a buzz when the hdd comes back on after its been idle for a while is that normal????


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  • #2
    Dont be at yourself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,592 ✭✭✭✭Dont be at yourself


    My intel mac mini runs completely silent.


  • #3
    Urban Weigl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Urban Weigl


    That's probably the sound of the hard drive spinning up.


  • #4
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    no its not it its about a minute after it spins back up and its quite loud its not doing it as much since i told it top stop going to sleep but it does it still does it since the drive spins down when idle

    its rather loud and if i tap the mini it stops


  • #5
    Urban Weigl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,784 ✭✭✭Urban Weigl


    Okay, in that case I would say it's definitely the fan. As you say it's rather loud, and it stops if you tap it, you should be able to get it repaired for free under warranty.


  • #6
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    thought it would have been hdd tbh, ok so what should i do next? i think its the hdd though since it only happens just after it spins up, ive stopped it going to sleep but the hdd shuts off when its inactive


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  • #7
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    any idea what i should do with this?
    send it back to apple and get it fixed under warranty?

    if its a compoonent thats about to die i suppose i need to send it back but if its not going to break ill just keep it


    thanks
    sean


  • #8
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    this is really annoying me now! how do i go about sending it back and will it cost or will i loose my data


  • #9
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    It's probably the fan but is the hd working fine otherwise? Have you verified it and checked the SMART status in Disk Utility? HDs can sometimes become very noisy as they're failing.

    And if you send it back to Apple you will lose your data as formatting the hd will probably be the first thing they do; they may also just send you a new mini. If you're still under warranty it won't cost you a penny. They'll just have UPS or TNT pick it up and return it to you.


  • #10
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    thats bad since i have a lot of music i want,
    how long will it take me to get it back and can i not just say to them , dont forat it and ill do everything software related myself


  • #11
    BanzaiBk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭BanzaiBk


    weeder wrote:
    thats bad since i have a lot of music i want,
    how long will it take me to get it back and can i not just say to them , dont forat it and ill do everything software related myself
    Can you not back up the music on an external HD or something?


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  • #12
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    guess ill have to back it up onto the downstairs pc huraah gigs of music over a network at 11MBPS


  • #13
    BanzaiBk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭BanzaiBk


    weeder wrote:
    guess ill have to back it up onto the downstairs pc huraah gigs of music over a network at 11MBPS
    Hmm yes it's quite tedious. It took just over 2 hours for me to transfer between 25-30GB of music to my parents iMac from my Mac mini. Nevertheless, I'm never doing that again.:rolleyes:


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