Hum resonating from under the keyboard

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  1. vbman213, Dec 24, 2010

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    I placed my ear against the keyboard of my MBP (See Signature).

    I noticed a faint, regular hum. Regular meaning that the sound was very uniform. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

    Is this normal behavior?
     
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  2. Rofl, Dec 24, 2010

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    It's your hard-drive whirring. It's normal.
     
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  3. millerb7, Dec 24, 2010

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    I'm honestly taken back that people ask questions like this while having a MBP i7 or a machine that expensive... you'd think you'd do some research before dropping multipel thousands of dollars....

    Anyways... yes... your HDD/fans working. You're fine.
     
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  4. Dr McKay, Dec 24, 2010

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    But it's shiny and made by Apple, no need for research.
     
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  5. NickZac, Dec 24, 2010

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    7200RPM drives 'chatter' and 'buzz' a little more than 5400RPM drives. If it has started making a different noise or it has gotten louder, your hard drive may be about to fail.
     
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