NOISES!

[JCorn2]

Help! My G4 powerbook is making the most awful grinding noises from time to time. They vary in intensity and volume from a hum to an ear piercing grind! When this happens, all applications freeze for the duration of the grind. Hard drive? Any ideas would be great!



-joe

[mduser63]

That sounds like the hard drive to me. If I were you, I'd back everything up to DVD or an external hard drive, and take the computer in. Grinding noises from a hard drive generally indicate a mechanical failure, which can't be fixed (at a reasonable cost anyway), so if it is in fact the hard drive, you'll need to have it replaced. Is your PB still under warranty?

[wdlove]

It would be a very smart move to back up all your important data. Then take your PowerBook into your local Apple Store. I hope that it is only the HD.