Meowing G5?

JesterJJZ · Nov 24, 2004, 04:51 PM

I have an odd question. I'm not even sure its a problem. I have a dual 2.5 and every so often it..."meows"... or makes a squeek or something. Sounds like a dying cat. It's pretty faint but I hear it like every half hour or so. It's not coming from the speaker but from the hardware itself. Anyone else notice this?

iMeowbot · Nov 24, 2004, 05:00 PM

Oh, that's my sister! We've been searching frantically for her. Can you mail her back to Cupertino ASAP? Her parents are worried sick.

maya · Nov 24, 2004, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JesterJJZ

I have an odd question. I'm not even sure its a problem. I have a dual 2.5 and every so often it..."meows"... or makes a squeek or something. Sounds like a dying cat. It's pretty faint but I hear it like every half hour or so. It's not coming from the speaker but from the hardware itself. Anyone else notice this?

It would most likely be the PSU or one if not more of the Fans. Get them checked out you have Apple Care.

legacyb4 · Nov 24, 2004, 05:15 PM

I've heard it as well coming from my G5 1.6 as well. Every once in a while you hear a "prrrrrrrrrrr" and then it stops.

Not sure what causes it...

Quote:

Originally Posted by JesterJJZ

I have an odd question. I'm not even sure its a problem. I have a dual 2.5 and every so often it..."meows"... or makes a squeek or something. Sounds like a dying cat. It's pretty faint but I hear it like every half hour or so. It's not coming from the speaker but from the hardware itself. Anyone else notice this?

maya · Nov 24, 2004, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by legacyb4

I've heard it as well coming from my G5 1.6 as well. Every once in a while you hear a "prrrrrrrrrrr" and then it stops.

Not sure what causes it...

Sounds to me that it is one of the fans, however it might have just turned on a dime since the CPU temperature was high and then dropped and thus all you heard is a "prrrrrr" sound.

kiwi-in-uk · Nov 24, 2004, 06:03 PM

Is this panther?

DanTekGeek · Nov 24, 2004, 06:07 PM

jaguars purr as well.

JesterJJZ · Nov 24, 2004, 06:35 PM

It's not a purrrr nor the fans revving. It usually happens when I leave it alone for a while and work on my other machine. It's like a creak or squack...geeze..all the ridicule I'll get from this...I'll try to record it if i get a chance...HA!

Hoef · Nov 24, 2004, 06:50 PM

I have a G5 and it may make similar sounds. Although to me it more sounds like a tea kettle ... the sound it makes when you turn of the gas and the last few fumes of steam disappear and the kettle metal contracts back (prutteling sound) Better have somebody record it since pruttelen is not an English word.

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JesterJJZ macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2004	Meowing G5? I have an odd question. I'm not even sure its a problem. I have a dual 2.5 and every so often it..."meows"... or makes a squeek or something. Sounds like a dying cat. It's pretty faint but I hear it like every half hour or so. It's not coming from the speaker but from the hardware itself. Anyone else notice this? __________________ jesterpictures.com theoryiseverything.com jarek.com Shoot for the Impossible...Then do it MacPro Octo 2.66, 16GB, ATI 4870, 23" ACD, Dell 2311h -- 17" MBP 2.66 i7, Anti-Glare, 8GB, 80GB SSD+500GB
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Nov 24, 2004, 06:35 PM	#8
JesterJJZ Thread Starter macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2004	It's not a purrrr nor the fans revving. It usually happens when I leave it alone for a while and work on my other machine. It's like a creak or squack...geeze..all the ridicule I'll get from this...I'll try to record it if i get a chance...HA! __________________ jesterpictures.com theoryiseverything.com jarek.com Shoot for the Impossible...Then do it MacPro Octo 2.66, 16GB, ATI 4870, 23" ACD, Dell 2311h -- 17" MBP 2.66 i7, Anti-Glare, 8GB, 80GB SSD+500GB
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Nov 24, 2004, 05:00 PM	#2
iMeowbot macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2003	Oh, that's my sister! We've been searching frantically for her. Can you mail her back to Cupertino ASAP? Her parents are worried sick.
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Nov 24, 2004, 06:03 PM	#6
kiwi-in-uk macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: AU	Is this panther?
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Nov 24, 2004, 06:50 PM	#9
Hoef macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston, TX..... (keep walking)	I have a G5 and it may make similar sounds. Although to me it more sounds like a tea kettle ... the sound it makes when you turn of the gas and the last few fumes of steam disappear and the kettle metal contracts back (prutteling sound) Better have somebody record it since pruttelen is not an English word.
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