I've had mine a little less than a week. Runs quiet most of the time, can hear the fan when doing more intensive work and/or playing Starcraft for more than 10 minutes, but I don't think it's anything unnatural.
My iMac has gone through periods of making the noise and then not making the noise. It's becoming quieter and less frequent so I've done nothing about it yet. I've got my 3 year AppleCare though so if there are any issues, I'll let them know.
Anyone else found this with theirs (who didn't take it back straight away)?
I've had mine a little less than a week. Runs quiet most of the time, can hear the fan when doing more intensive work and/or playing Starcraft for more than 10 minutes, but I don't think it's anything unnatural.
"Normal" vibrations may be amplified by whatever surface the computer is resting on, such as a wooden desk.
I recommend using a sheet of neoprene rubber underneath computer equipment, including external drives, and it completely reduces any noise they might make.
got a fan or harddrive faint ratteling sound heres a sample: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mtju7pdky3p0s64/Memo.m4a
its not a as loud but definitely noticeable I was wondering if this is normal ??? an easy way to tell is if you put your ear right against the back on the left side of your imac
my imac is a 27 inch 1tb fusion drive
3.4 i7
Please help me by checking yours and letting me know if yours makes the same noise.
Thanks in advance
Exactly the same sound appeared on my month old late 2012 imac after using it for two weeks or so. I sent it in for Apple on-site repair after I found this thread, and they changed the fan and said it is clear that there was something wrong with it since it made the rattling noise. I sent them the exact same audio file that can be found from this thread, because the sound was almost equal. They fixed this in two days, and now it is working like a charm. Silently!
Any talk related to "vibrations caused by desk" etc. is just plain nonsense.
I got my iMac back from Apple yesterday. They told me that there is nothing wrong with it and that it tested quieter than the previous generation iMacs. A bit frustrating as I sit here with it still making the same obnoxious noise, which my mid-2010 27" iMac most certainly does not make...
And a short follow-up: AppleCare agreed to exchange it, however I've decided to take it to the Apple Store for a repair. My iMac is perfect otherwise, so I don't want to exchange it for one that has bad pixels or a bad panel :-/
hi
have been reading all the posts ,just got my 2013 update imac 27 ,regarding fan noise .....mine has a very low purring sound but you really have to get close to hear it ...no rattle just low purr its coming from the grille on the back and presume its the fan ,i dunno if this is just normal or if it should be completly silent ,
hi
have been reading all the posts ,just got my 2013 update imac 27 ,regarding fan noise .....mine has a very low purring sound but you really have to get close to hear it ...no rattle just low purr its coming from the grille on the back and presume its the fan ,i dunno if this is just normal or if it should be completly silent ,