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Just picked up my Macbook Pro, BUT...

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JajoPGH

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Hey guys

So I decided to get a Macbook Pro and hook it up with an external display down the line.

Anyways, whenever I turn the computer back on from sleep, the worst sound comes from my CD drive. It doesnt sound like a regular CD spooling up, but almost as something is grinding inside

Anyone can help? I'm slightly worried
 
If it's a whirring clunky noise, that's normal. Don't worry about it.
 
JajoPGH said:
Hey guys

So I decided to get a Macbook Pro and hook it up with an external display down the line.

Anyways, whenever I turn the computer back on from sleep, the worst sound comes from my CD drive. It doesnt sound like a regular CD spooling up, but almost as something is grinding inside

Anyone can help? I'm slightly worried
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I don't know what exact noise yours is making but I've had three MBPs in my life and IIRC, they all make an odd noise from the DVD drive when waking or booting.

See this: Apple Support Article
 
JajoPGH said:
:eek:

I am surprised that's a normal sound for Macs. I mean, it does not sound healthy at all.
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It's difficult for us to hear how your drive sounds in this thread. Maybe the noise yours is making is normal, maybe it isn't.

The drive does make a sound when you wake it from sleep, but if it sounds unhealthy, then I'd suggest bringing your MBP to an Apple Store and letting an Apple employee/"Genius" take a listen.
 
Basically what it does is it quickly activates the optical drive to see whether or not there's a disc inserted upon boot or when it wakes from sleep (so, for example, you can boot off of the disc).

If you think that's bad, wait until you hear the sound it makes when you eject a disc :cool:
 
While I'm here, does anyone have any recommendations for a music player other than iTunes? I really, really, really, very much, really enjoy winAmp. Anything like that for Macs?
 
Anyone else have comments regarding this? Check out the soundclip to let me know if it's normal or not.
 
you neglected to mention which generation of MBP. is it the latest aluminum? the previous aluminum 13" that I had made the same sound, but my newer 13" MBP does not. others have mentioned the newer ones do not make the noise. also, the noise I heard on my previous 13" sounded exactly the same, but it did not repeat 3x like yours...I heard it once per wake.
 
JajoPGH said:
Anyone else have comments regarding this? Check out the soundclip to let me know if it's normal or not.
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My 2 older style MBPs both made a noise similar to that but not that long or 'stuttered'. Just a zoop-zoop sound. If it were *me* I would take it in just to get it checked out. It sounds a bit odd to me.

Slightly OT, but you made me wonder, however, and I checked my current MBP (July 2009 uMBP 15") and it doesn't make any noise at all when waking or booting, FWIW.
 
Thanks for all the comments

Just to let you know, I took it to Apple and they agreed it didn't sound normal. But they made me take it back to where I bought it (BestBuy).

Best Buy exchanged without hassle, so here I am, two Macbooks in two days. It's nice to be aboard.
 
JajoPGH said:
It's nice to be aboard.
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My 13" aluminum MBP makes the exact same sound. It's very startling, but I've had my computer for a couple of months now with no problems.
 
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