First sound an iMac 7.1 makes?

VTI1031 · Dec 5, 2012, 09:53 AM

I recently had a HD failure and I replaced it with a 256 gb Samsung 830 SSD.

Everything is working fine except I sometimes hear this mechanical sound "eeeh-iiiih"

Its the same sound that I hear during startup right before the mac chime, the only problem now is that it appears randombly, even when I am away from the computer (since its acting as a plex server)

Is that the sound from my harddisk or optical drive, I tried inserting a disc to "reset" it which was one of the suggestions I found online.

Any other clues that could help me find out what noise it is?

blevins321 · Dec 5, 2012, 09:55 AM

Lol I think that's the optical drive. Sometime might be wrong with it if its doing it at random times.

VTI1031 · Dec 5, 2012, 10:26 AM

Ok, makes sense

Anyone know how to make it stop?

I am going home to try the harddisk without sleep mode to see if its help since I guess its related to waking up from sleep...

Dec 5, 2012, 09:53 AM	#1
VTI1031 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2007	First sound an iMac 7.1 makes? I recently had a HD failure and I replaced it with a 256 gb Samsung 830 SSD. Everything is working fine except I sometimes hear this mechanical sound "eeeh-iiiih" Its the same sound that I hear during startup right before the mac chime, the only problem now is that it appears randombly, even when I am away from the computer (since its acting as a plex server) Is that the sound from my harddisk or optical drive, I tried inserting a disc to "reset" it which was one of the suggestions I found online. Any other clues that could help me find out what noise it is?
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Dec 5, 2012, 09:55 AM	#2
blevins321 macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southgate, Michigan	Lol I think that's the optical drive. Sometime might be wrong with it if its doing it at random times. __________________ 2012 15" Macbook Pro 16GB RAM/256GB SSD; iPad 4 - Black; iPhone 5 - Black; Synology DS411+II NAS 12TB
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Dec 5, 2012, 10:26 AM	#3
VTI1031 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2007	Ok, makes sense Anyone know how to make it stop? I am going home to try the harddisk without sleep mode to see if its help since I guess its related to waking up from sleep...
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