Audiable "Click" of hard drive to protect on impact annoying?

[paulobrad]

Got a new MBP last month to replace my white MacBook - loving it as an upgrade but one gripe - if I'm sat using it on my knee I regularly hear the "click" type noise of what I imagine is the protection of the hard drive because it thinks it is being dropped.

I never heard this on my old Mac and while it's not a huge issue it is a bit disconcerting, as though I'm being told off for moving it in a fairly responsible way.

Annoy anyone else or am I hearing something I shouldn't be?

 

[theJamie]

I use my MBP all the time on my lap while I sit on the couch. I never hear clicking noises. If the clicking is excessive then maybe you should bring it in to the genius bar so someone can check it out.

 

[paulobrad]

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theJamie; is that a new unibody MacBook Pro from mid-09? Thanks.

 

[dukebound85]

is it this?

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/689930/

 

[alphaod]

I'd rather that my HDD be clicking and protecting my data than my data be lost and my drive die a horrible death. If the sound is really that excessive, then I would take that computer to the store or shop to have it checked out.

 

[theJamie]

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theJamie; is that a new unibody MacBook Pro from mid-09? Thanks.

Yes, I bought my uMBP about two weeks ago. I have the 500 gb 5400rpm HDD that come standard with the 17" or whatever it is.