MacBook optical drive sound

[john2006wright]

Hi. I was wondering if anyone can help me. I have a 1yr old MacBook and every time I open the lid after it has been asleep, it makes a weird noise from the optical drive. I guess its just checking to see if there is anything in there but it makes opening my MacBook in class a little obvious (when I should be reading and not checking email). Is there any way to stop my MacBook doing this??

Thanks
john

 

[bamaworks]

Oddly enough they all do this... don't ask me why. I think it's pretty ridiculous.

 

[richard.mac]

hi there. this is normal behaviour and has been discussed before https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/499837/. please use the search next time.

 

[john2006wright]

hi there. this is normal behaviour and has been discussed before https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/499837/. please use the search next time.

apologies for not checking the forums, i was searching for a thread that explained a way of stoping the MacBook doing that sound eveytime its opened. Does anyone know if its possible. Its not a big deal, I'm just curious. These forums are fantatsic for providing solutions to almost every concievable question.

thanks
john

p.s. O inkow the sound is normal, I just want to know if I can stop it. I know you can stop the start up sound so I was wondering if there was a similar thing for the optical drive check.

 

[ki2594]

yeah, everytime you turn it on or open it, it just looks for a disc in the drive. Thats all. Def. normal.

 

[john2006wright]

solution?

I know its normal, I would like to know if there is a way to stop it?

Thanks,
John

 

[bamaworks]

Having a disk in the drive would reduce it significantly... perhaps a blank CD-R?

 

[M4CBOOK]

i dont think theres a way to stop it

 

[alphaod]

Hi. I was wondering if anyone can help me. I have a 1yr old MacBook and every time I open the lid after it has been asleep, it makes a weird noise from the optical drive. I guess its just checking to see if there is anything in there but it makes opening my MacBook in class a little obvious (when I should be reading and not checking email). Is there any way to stop my MacBook doing this??

Thanks
john

No way to stop and maybe you should be reading?

 

[bradfordw89]

I'm wondering about this too. Does anyone know how to maybe disable the drive or something?

Putting a CD in the drive makes it like 50 times worse because then it actually spins the disc to read what's on it, and it sounds like you're trying to start a lawnmower in the back of class.