iMac hard drive noise

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Maniax

macrumors newbie

Original poster

Sep 29, 2010

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• Oct 9, 2010

• #1

I just bought a new iMac 27" i7 and noticed that my hard drive makes weird noise. In system profiler it shows that my hard drive is samsung ... I thought all Macs had seagate hard drives...

Is there something wrong with my iMac?

 

Bernard SG

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Jul 3, 2010

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• Oct 9, 2010

• #2

What is a "weird" noise?
Hard drives have moving parts so this produces sound.

 

John T

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Mar 18, 2006

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• Oct 9, 2010

• #3

What do you mean by "weird"?

 

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Maniax

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Sep 29, 2010

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• Oct 9, 2010

• #4

Constant, monotonic, low-pitched noise...

 

Hellhammer

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Dec 10, 2008

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• Oct 9, 2010

• #5

If it annoys you, contact Apple and get the HD replaced

 

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Maniax

macrumors newbie

Original poster

Sep 29, 2010

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• Oct 9, 2010

• #6

I think I found the source of the noise... It seems that my desk amplifies the vibrations of the iMac and thats why it sounds like that...

Thanks for your replies