Noise on wake up, Hel...

A couple of days ago I noticed the right speaker on my Macbook started to make a "swoosh" sound (even with the volume turned completely down). This happens after I have waked up the Macbook from sleep and entered by login password... the "swoosh" noise only lasts for about 1 or 2 seconds then it's gone until the next time I wake up my Macbook.
Has anyone had similar experience? Any suggestions on what I should do? Thank you very much for any assistance you can provide.

That sounds like a harmonic vibration that can sometimes happen if you have RF nearby that is oscilating at the same frequency. TVs can sometimes pick up CB radios and retransmit them over their speakers even when the TV is off!
Unless other symptoms are there, I wouldn't worry about it. I would though always keep a backup of my data at all times as my FAQ states:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html

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I posted this to a different thread earlier today. I will add that most of the experience I've had with this issue is in Tiger or Leopard. I don't think I've seen it yet with Snow Leopard. My instincts tell me it is more of a hardware issue than a software/OS issue. (Just my $0.02.)
I have seen this many times. (I support 100+ Mac Laptops, most are 13" MacBooks.)
Just to clarify, MacBook optical drives do normally make some quiet noises when waking from sleep.
When there is a CD or DVD in the drive, there are some soft sounds, and then you hear the disc spin up. When there is not a disc in the drive you hear a different sound. I assume it is relating to checking for a disc in the drive. To me, it sounds exactly the same as the quiet sounds you hear right before the "Good Chime" when you power up.
BUT, sometimes MacBooks make a much louder noise, that is similar the sound you hear when you insert or eject a CD or DVD, only sort of "doubled". Usually you hear it when waking from sleep, but I have also experienced it happen intermittently when the MacBook is turned on, under normal use, or not being used (but not sleeping or waking from sleep).
In the past, I have sometime cured it with a reset of the SMC and PRAM. This has not always worked. I have also seen it disappear after inserting a disc into the drive. Most of the time, the sound has returned some time later. I have called Apple on this issue several times, and sent the MacBook in for repair. My memory is that they have replaced the optical drive under AppleCare.
I will add that I have recently seen this Knowledge Base Article (below), with instructions for "resetting" the optical drive on a MacBook Pro, but it did work for me on a MacBook 13". Insert a disc halfway, take it back out, then put it in all the way.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2839
Past experience tells me not to be surprised if the noise resurfaces. My advice is call Apple if you have AppleCare, or if the MacBook is under one year old.
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I conducted some tests on my iMac, and the problem, as it were, is related to having external speakers connected to my iMac. When I unplug my external speakers (JBL Encounter), I do not hear the pop upon waking my iMac from sleep. When I plug the speakers in again, the pop returns. I do not hear the pop when I mute the speakers before putting the iMac to sleep, either.
To rule out other devices, I unplugged all external devices and then reconnected them one at a time. Only the speakers triggered the pop.
I don't think this is a defect necessarily, even though I never heard the popping sound when waking my iMac G5 from sleep (with the same set of speakers). I think it may, as I suggest above, have something to do with the change in processors.
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After about 2 months of usage I noticed that my rMBP emits a wierd, spin-like noise from below the right side of the keyboard when waking from sleep or on power on.
I've uploaded a sample I recorded with my iPod: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwWAoQidwCwbWGtYUFpjZF9FQ1E/edit?usp=sharing
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Thanks for your reply Barry,
I also suspected the fan, as there are no other moving parts in the computer.
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just got my Z1C 2 days ago - very happy with it but my main frustration is the annoying noise which the phone makes when I plug it in or disconnect the charger.
I doubt it is relevant but so far I only use the magnetic charhing point - does it also occur with the micro-USB charger?
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Thanks alexdon for your help - and everyone else.
I still haven't worked out what the noise is although it is still an issue - I'd like to be able to plug it in (prefereably on the magnetic dock) at night next to my bed, but the noise will wake my wife!
I've been travelling for a week - hence the lack of focus on this for the last few days, but I'll now try to get to the bottom of it.
Has anyone who's reading this thread got a Z1 Compact and no noise when (dis)connecting a charger?
In Europe / UK?
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It is a company mobile and comes via a 3rd party Vodafone reseller. They are not particularly good technically when it comes to any specific phone, but I did ask them. Their answer was that they haven't come across these noises before and it might be worthwhile swapping the handset while it is less than 2 weeks old!
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This only happens on wake or start up though.
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Originally Posted by Lawrence-NYP
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PRINT THESE INSTRUCTIONS RIGHT NOW. But highlight and copy the below link for ease. Nobody is typing that monster URL.....
Do this for Windows XP: (Vista is ALMOST exactly the same...)
1. Click on this link:
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Save the file to your desktop, and when finished, open the file. *(Note, this link might have changed since Oct-2008. If so, find and install the latest version of java's JDK. Yes, it's called JDK, NOT JRE or anything else.)*
2. This will install the JDK. (Java Development Kit)
3. Do the following EXACTLY. Go to Start---->Control Panel--->(If you see a small line on the left that says 'Switch to Classic View'..... click it.)
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ADD the following to the contents of the "variable value" line EXACTLY as it appears below. Notice I say ADD. ADD the following line TO THE END OF WHATEVER IS ALREADY THERE! If you erase what is already there, you might mess up your system!!!!!
Add the following (The first character is a semi-colon)
*;c:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0_10\bin*
(Note!~!!! Manually look for this file folder FIRST! At the time of this writing, the folder name at above left is CORRECT! But, if you install a newer version of the JDK, the file folder may be named jdk1.6.0_*11* etc, etc!!!!! Make the appropriate changes to the line when needed! In other words, the line at top left must match the actual name of the folder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Click okay 3 or so times to get out of those windows. The above steps will tell Windows XP where to look for the file javac.exe whenever someone types javac in the Command Window!!!!
4. Open your C drive and make a new folder called 'Java'.
5. Take any .java programs you wrote, (let's call one Program.java) and put them all in the c:\Java\ folder you just created. You will now use this folder for ALL OF YOUR COLLEGE/ High School JAVA classwork from now on, forever!!!!!
6. Now, open a NEW DOS command prompt window. (Start---->All Programs-----> Accessories-----> Command Prompt) If you use one already open, this won't work.
7. Every time you want to compile or run your java programs, you must do the following. EVERY TIME!
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CTRL + Click to follow link]
9. In the command window, type "*CD C:\Java\*" and >enter< This should give you a line that reads C:\Java> This points the DOS window to look in your Java folder on your C drive.
10. Type "*javac myjavaprogram.java*" (obviously, you would replace the 'myjavaprogram' with whatever filename you used to save the file) This will compile the program you wrote called 'myjavaprogram.java'.
11. This should produce a file called "myjavaprogram.class" in the C:\Java folder. (P.S. If you cannot see file extensions like .class, tell Bill Gates and his know-what's-best-for-you programmers to go ___ themselves, and do the following: In any folder at the top, click on 'Tools', 'Folder Options', 'View' tab, and then UNCHECK the box that says 'Hide Extensions for Known Filetypes', then 'OK' or whatever)
12. To run your new class file, type "*java myjavaprogram.class*" then >enter< (Notice it says JAVA and NOT JAVAC!)
13. It should run.
14. Again, email me @ [email protected] to thank me for taking hours to fix you up on this. Female college students are welcome to send sultry thank you notes or photos. ;-)
15. Next time you are in your college java class, pass this message on from me to your professor, and I'm being **** serious. "Listen up. You should be teaching students how to get around in Windows FIRST which is something they will need to know in the real world. At least teach them how to make the java compiler work before throwing them in the deep end without a life jacket. Love, [email protected]"
16. Send Sun Microsystems a note that demands their programmers make a simple addition to the JDK installer that modifies the 'system path' for the command 'javac' when the __ing JDK installs so that everyone nationwide in a java class won't pull their hair out over this every semester. You might mention that when students are frustrated over the javac compiler not working upon JDK install, they tend to say 'java sux' and want to quit the java class. (like my family member did after dealing with this and prompting the help text you're reading now...) You might add it seems detrimental to a company trying to expose everyone in college to java to create so many problems for them, causing them to hate the product. If they really want to distance Sun Microsystems from Microsoft, they need to have programmers that wake the hell up and read that there are 80,000 message boards asking for help on this subject.
Later.

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I'm really just ******** because I already know there isn't an answer - I'm moving from my love hate relationship with adobe into just straight up hate.
No reply necessay - I've already replaced most of my web design tools, not because I wanted more from web developer tools, but simply because I didn't want to think about how much money i am wasting of my employer having to spend 3 hours on a support call with no results (EVER) I've made a few too, and sitting here tinkering with buggy **** ALL day.
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