i've always thought that macs were completely silent
If there's a spinning fan inside it, it can never be silent. Macs are no exception.
i've always thought that macs were completely silent
If there's a spinning fan inside it, it can never be silent. Macs are no exception.
The noise really annoys me, and i have no idea why it makes so much noise...
This is my first mac ever, and i've always thought that macs were completely silent, bur its not. I just dont know if that noise is normal. Some people says its normal, others dont..![]()
My macbook is only about 2 weeks old, and it's running at 2000 rpm..
Maybe it's the HHD which is making the noise.
*NEW UPDATE*
It's definitely the HDD that's noisy... I opened up my mac, and then turned it on and i'm 120% sure that the noise come from the HHD. The fan were completely silent. It's a toshiba hdd2l13, if anyone knows if there is some way to remove or fix the noise...
Thx![]()
*NEW UPDATE*
It's definitely the HDD that's noisy... I opened up my mac, and then turned it on and i'm 120% sure that the noise come from the HHD. The fan were completely silent. It's a toshiba hdd2l13, if anyone knows if there is some way to remove or fix the noise...
Thx![]()
Hard drives are noisy. You have a little spinning electric motor and a tiny little arm flicking back and forth.
The only way to make it quiet, is to replace it with an SSD. There are some HDD's quieter than others, but you'll go crazy trying to find one and likely you won't be satisfied. If you want a SILENT computer, you'll need an SSD. The performance increase will be amazing too.
If that's out of the question, then you'll just have to live with the noise. You can't wrap the drive in anything to make it quiet, because then it'll overheat!
How much space do you use (right click 'Macintosh HD' and click 'get info')? You can get a 256GB SSD for around $200. It's a little pricey, yes, but it will make your machine silent. It'll also improve the battery life, AND the overall performance. You may have to get rid of some stuff, or move it onto an external drive, but it'll be worth it. (If you can spring it, $400 will get you a 512GB SSD which will give you just a smidge more storage than you had before). You can then get an enclosure ($15) for your factory hard drive, like the one I showed you, and you can use your existing hard drive to store pictures, apps you don't use much, music, etc.
-John
Do you recomend any SSD's?... Theres so many. I don't need more than 256gb, and ye... I just want it to be silent
Btw... Thanks for your responses... Helped me alot!
Minimum fan speed is 2000rpm for all macbook pros. Reset your SMC if yours are going faster than that on a cold boot.
ok... all I can tell ya it was like this since new, even SMC Fan control slider is set to a minimum of '3392' rpm (no idea why this number), and 10 SMC resets never changed it.
but, as you said it should be 2000... so I went out and found the 'Fan control' preference pane made for older MPBs (website says 2006, what was OSX back then, tiger?), and it 'sort of' works on my 2012 with ML... can read fan speed and set base speed on the SMC, just not read temperature. oddly, to have it idling at 2000 RPM I need to set base at 1900, and it can even set it lower if i want to... did not try that yet.
been running like this for a few days, temps are a bit higher (80-ish with fusion running, lower otherwise), no problems so far and it is definitely quieter.
fired up WOW and the fan spins up to 6200 like it should... so I guess it is all good.
anyway, question remains for other 13" mid-2012 with i7 (2.9 GHz), is your base fan speed 2000 or higher like mine?
cheers
Minimum fan speed is 2000rpm for all macbook pros. Reset your SMC if yours are going faster than that on a cold boot.
ok... all I can tell ya it was like this since new, even SMC Fan control slider is set to a minimum of '3392' rpm (no idea why this number), and 10 SMC resets never changed it.
but, as you said it should be 2000... so I went out and found the 'Fan control' preference pane made for older MPBs (website says 2006, what was OSX back then, tiger?), and it 'sort of' works on my 2012 with ML... can read fan speed and set base speed on the SMC, just not read temperature. oddly, to have it idling at 2000 RPM I need to set base at 1900, and it can even set it lower if i want to... did not try that yet.
been running like this for a few days, temps are a bit higher (80-ish with fusion running, lower otherwise), no problems so far and it is definitely quieter.
fired up WOW and the fan spins up to 6200 like it should... so I guess it is all good.
anyway, question remains for other 13" mid-2012 with i7 (2.9 GHz), is your base fan speed 2000 or higher like mine?
cheers
My 2012 MBP (i5, not i7, but it has the same fan so in theory, base speed would be similar) 'idles' at a minimum speed of 1995, so, for all intended purposes... 2000 rpms.
my wife has the i5, indeed it is like yours... I always tought the i7 was different...
The noise really annoys me, and i have no idea why it makes so much noise...
This is my first mac ever, and i've always thought that macs were completely silent, bur its not. I just dont know if that noise is normal. Some people says its normal, others dont..![]()
Should i go for det 126gb crucial m4 SSD, or should i go for the 126gb samsung 840 Pro?
I just wan't what's easiest to setup >.<
I just wan't what's easiest to setup >.<