my brand new macbook makes a weird sound every time i swicth it on

[bmthplz]

is this normal?
it only sounds like the machinery inside getting into gear, and it doesn't sound like anything's broken, but i wanted to make sure nonetheless instead of whining about it to apple and have them look at me like i'm crazy.

thanks for your help in advance. (:

[spinnerlys]

It's the optical drive checking if any optical media is inside the optical drive.

[dukebound85]

it's normal

[sml238]

yeah for some reason the optical drives apple chooses to use seem to be louder than any others iv experienced.

[bmthplz]

thank you so much, guys.
it's my first time with a mac so i want to be cautious, and get the most the most out of it.

[spinnerlys]

thank you so much, guys.
it's my first time with a mac so i want to be cautious, and get the most the most out of it.

Also have a look at the following links, as the information presented there might be helpful in your future endeavours into Mac OS X and could clear up initial confusion and may even prevent harm to your system or your files.

http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/ - text

http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/ - videos

http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/ - text

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343-keyboard - shortcuts

[MacBoobsPro]

I nearly choked on my beer when I read the thread title. I was expecting the Mac start up chime to be the culprit. :D