Shiik and shook sounds while idling

iamsen47 · Nov 14, 2012, 03:10 AM

My mini keeps playing these sounds every once in a while even though nothing is running (I think). Anyone know how I could go about identifying what app's causing those sounds?

They're very occasional, I'd say somewhere between 5~30 minutes. I notice them only when I don't have any music or videos playing. I thought it might've been Messenger or Chrome but the sounds continued even after I shut down those down.

dasx · Nov 14, 2012, 03:18 AM

What are the specs of your mini? 2012 model I assume? If not, you running Lion? ML? What kind of noise is it?

There's a thread in which they talk about some noises. Haven't really been much into it as I don't hear anything, but it could be useful to you.

iamsen47 · Nov 14, 2012, 03:23 AM

Mid mini 2012 with 16Gb ram.

I'm sure it's software, it's those sounds OSX makes when there's some kind of notifications which was why I suspected Messages initially. I didn't notice it till recently because I usually have an extended speaker cord plugged in but not connected to anything else. I unplugged it this past weekend and have been hearing it since.

Sir Ruben · Nov 14, 2012, 03:37 AM

From what I can gather you are talking about something that is already being discussed in another topic. What you are hearing are simply HDD noises and nothing to be concerned about at all. The Mini is so silent these sounds are more apparent than they would be on a system with a loud whooshing fan.

iamsen47 · Nov 14, 2012, 04:37 AM

I'm quite certain it's not HDD noise, because I've been hearing it for the whole day today through my headphones.

I also know very well what a HDD click sounds like, though I am just new to Macs and still unfamiliar with its system sounds.

iamsen47 · Nov 17, 2012, 01:57 PM

Finally solved this problem.

Sounds were caused by people logging in and out on Messenger.

Anyone else with unexplained system sounds, try checking out your messenger settings.

Nov 14, 2012, 03:10 AM	#1
iamsen47 macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Kobe, Japan	Shiik and shook sounds while idling My mini keeps playing these sounds every once in a while even though nothing is running (I think). Anyone know how I could go about identifying what app's causing those sounds? They're very occasional, I'd say somewhere between 5~30 minutes. I notice them only when I don't have any music or videos playing. I thought it might've been Messenger or Chrome but the sounds continued even after I shut down those down.
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dasx macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Barcelona	What are the specs of your mini? 2012 model I assume? If not, you running Lion? ML? What kind of noise is it? There's a thread in which they talk about some noises. Haven't really been much into it as I don't hear anything, but it could be useful to you. __________________ 2012 Mac Mini
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Sir Ruben macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2010	From what I can gather you are talking about something that is already being discussed in another topic. What you are hearing are simply HDD noises and nothing to be concerned about at all. The Mini is so silent these sounds are more apparent than they would be on a system with a loud whooshing fan. __________________ iPad (3rd Gen, 16GB, WiFi, White) iPhone 5 (16GB, White & Silver) Mac Mini (2012) Apple TV (2nd Gen) iPod Touch (4th Gen) My Flickr
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Nov 14, 2012, 03:23 AM	#3
iamsen47 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Kobe, Japan	Mid mini 2012 with 16Gb ram. I'm sure it's software, it's those sounds OSX makes when there's some kind of notifications which was why I suspected Messages initially. I didn't notice it till recently because I usually have an extended speaker cord plugged in but not connected to anything else. I unplugged it this past weekend and have been hearing it since.
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Nov 14, 2012, 04:37 AM	#5
iamsen47 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Kobe, Japan	I'm quite certain it's not HDD noise, because I've been hearing it for the whole day today through my headphones. I also know very well what a HDD click sounds like, though I am just new to Macs and still unfamiliar with its system sounds.
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Nov 17, 2012, 01:57 PM	#6
iamsen47 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Kobe, Japan	Finally solved this problem. Sounds were caused by people logging in and out on Messenger. Anyone else with unexplained system sounds, try checking out your messenger settings.
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