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lmcintyre

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my mac mini is making allot of (what sounds to me like hard drive) noise. Primarily during startup and when I launch applications. This just started today, should I be worried?
 
Can you describe the noise? Spinning? Grinding? Clicking?

What does Disk Utility say? S.M.A.R.T. status? Try verifying the disk.
 
Can anyone explain what this means?
 

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Boot up from your Mac OS X discs that came with your computer,and go into disk utility. Click on your HD, and click Repair.
 
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