powerbook buzzing

mattster16 · 01:12 AM

My powerbook has been making a weird buzzing noise. It sounds like a fan vibrating or rubbing on something. It is worse when I move the computer around and it doesn't happen when it's on a flat surface. It is driving me insane. Is there a fan that always runs in the powerbook? I'm not familiar with the internal layout.

Edit: Now I am sort of scared it is the harddrive...

mpw · Jun 14, 2005, 01:07 AM

"powerbook buzzing"

Yeah man, my iMac's wicked too!

mad jew · Jun 14, 2005, 01:12 AM

Has it always buzzed? In the PowerBooks, from what I know, the fan runs pretty much all of the time although I might be wrong on that.

mattster16 · Jun 14, 2005, 01:22 AM

I think it's the harddrive. Is the harddrive under the scrollpad on a 15" Rev C pb? If so I might need to back up and send this baby to applecare.

Until then...SO ANNOYING. Sounds like an electric shaver.

rbo · Jun 14, 2005, 10:47 PM

As far as I know, yes, the HD is under the trackpad on the 15"ers (I'm sure about rev. D, not positive about rev.C but i would assume all the G4 15" pb's are arranged the same)

pmac · Jun 15, 2005, 10:33 AM

I have a strange buzzing noise also on my revC which is about a year old, very similar to what you describe. Started about a month ago and is quite loud when I move it and generally only seems to happen once I've been running for a while and the computer is getting hot so I presumed it was fan-related. From what I could tell it was coming from up at that thin strip above the keyboard though rather than by the trackpad so maybe there is a different source to the problem.....

Neil4512 · Jun 15, 2005, 05:51 PM

My 12 inch Powerbook has started buzzing also, but only when i have it on an angle, when it's flat it's fine, but if I have it on my lap, say a 45degree angle, it starts to buzz and will sometimes freeze, but it will unfreeze and work fine again as soon as I put it flat again. It has my pretty concerned I called apple and they want $50 just to troubleshoot it over the phone. Could it be something loose inside the computer???

Jun 14, 2005, 01:04 AM	#1
mattster16 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN	powerbook buzzing My powerbook has been making a weird buzzing noise. It sounds like a fan vibrating or rubbing on something. It is worse when I move the computer around and it doesn't happen when it's on a flat surface. It is driving me insane. Is there a fan that always runs in the powerbook? I'm not familiar with the internal layout. Edit: Now I am sort of scared it is the harddrive... Last edited by mattster16; Jun 14, 2005 at 01:12 AM.
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mad jew Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia	Has it always buzzed? In the PowerBooks, from what I know, the fan runs pretty much all of the time although I might be wrong on that. __________________ Some things are better mad...
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Jun 14, 2005, 01:07 AM	#2
mpw Guest Join Date: Jun 2004	"powerbook buzzing" Yeah man, my iMac's wicked too!
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Jun 14, 2005, 01:22 AM	#4
mattster16 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN	I think it's the harddrive. Is the harddrive under the scrollpad on a 15" Rev C pb? If so I might need to back up and send this baby to applecare. Until then...SO ANNOYING. Sounds like an electric shaver.
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Jun 14, 2005, 10:47 PM	#5
rbo macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada	As far as I know, yes, the HD is under the trackpad on the 15"ers (I'm sure about rev. D, not positive about rev.C but i would assume all the G4 15" pb's are arranged the same)
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Jun 15, 2005, 10:33 AM	#6
pmac macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: NZ	I have a strange buzzing noise also on my revC which is about a year old, very similar to what you describe. Started about a month ago and is quite loud when I move it and generally only seems to happen once I've been running for a while and the computer is getting hot so I presumed it was fan-related. From what I could tell it was coming from up at that thin strip above the keyboard though rather than by the trackpad so maybe there is a different source to the problem.....
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Jun 15, 2005, 05:51 PM	#7
Neil4512 macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2004	My 12 inch Powerbook has started buzzing also, but only when i have it on an angle, when it's flat it's fine, but if I have it on my lap, say a 45degree angle, it starts to buzz and will sometimes freeze, but it will unfreeze and work fine again as soon as I put it flat again. It has my pretty concerned I called apple and they want $50 just to troubleshoot it over the phone. Could it be something loose inside the computer???
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