Clicking sound in background during downloads
Does anyone have a clicking noise when your downloading podcasts in iTunes? And how do you turn it off?
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Motion 5 clicking sound with audio
Anyone else notice that Motion 5 creates a clicking sound with your audio if you raise the volume, yet isn't redlining in the meter? That's what's happening to me. I have an AIF voiceover and I raised the volume by 3 and even though the audio meter is still in the green, I'm getting clicking sounds in Motion during playback, but also in the movie exported.
Thoughts?
Thank you!
ScotThe project was set to 59.97 fps. I created a new one at 29.97 and clicking went away.
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Clicking sound during cleaning cycle.
I am having problems with a MX922 printer. In general it prints fine, but during a cleaning cycle I get a clicking sound. It still appears to be working, but my wife does not like the sound and thinks it is about to stop. What could be causing the clicking sound?
Plan on the hard disk drive replacement, and consider the ways
available to back-up the content of the current hard drive; that
may be just your personal saved works, up to and including
some extensive music or photo libraries...
Learning how to make a bootable clone on an externally enclosed
hard disk drive, testing it to be sure, and then running from that
external until the day you get a new hard disk drive installed, is a
way (among several) to have a working backup. Simplistic.
And a full computer drive clone is what I am referring to, not some
updated partial file which leaves you without the bulk of the goods.
A clicking sound is classic drive issue noise; and at least you do
have some advance warning. Even if the SMART results as seen
in Disk Utility suggest the hard drive passed some test, it can go.
While it is running, the content could be cloned to a larger drive
in an external enclosure (capable of booting the computer) and
the drive should be an SATA similar to that in the iMac, if you
decide to mechanically swap the drive out at a later time. In any
event, the content on a failed drive is harder to access or save.
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Mac Pro makes clicking sounds during startup
Recently my Mac Pro began making clicking sounds during startup or upon waking from sleep mode. Usually there are six clicks lasting a total of about 3 seconds, and then the clicking stops. After that everything seems normal.
Since my computer didn't used to make these clicks, I suspect something could go very wrong in the near future. I don't know if these clicks are coming from the hard drive, the fan or, perhaps, relays.
Can anyone help?Consilience wrote:
I moved both my hard drives to different slots
Do the drives themselves have relays in them or are there relays associated with each slot?
Hi, sorry for delay, an all nighter to re-assemble my case.
Interesting, just moving drives made a difference.
Possibly the jarring required to get them out & back in altered internal interference.
Or the drives connection made better contact. Tough call there.
The drives arms inside swing back & forth at blurring speed across the drive platter to read it.
Not sure how old the drives are, but like mine, they are about 3-4 years old, and I have a theory when they get to 5 years old, like me, I now start clicking going up stairs.
* The hardware test that's part of your OS install disc should report if it sees an issue with the drive.
It's also highly recommended to use http://www.alsoft.com/diskwarrior/index.html
By chance do you monitor the temps inside?
There are a few temp programs that will show components and their temp & rpm of fans.
I like http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/23049/smcfancontrol
This will let you bump up the fan speeds to where it made a huge difference when set at 1100 rpm.
At that speed, you just start to notice the fans, but it dropped my internal temps by 30 degrees. I had 174 degrees prior, which is not the best thing with large ram filled slots.
For reference, my temps now with smc', the hottest memory stays about 134 vs 174, and exhaust steady at 93, with ambient showing 82. I can live with that.
I occasionally run custom floor fan to move the air out of the room.
Ceiling fan is also on.
Back to drives"
You can also leave the case door off while running him.
The temps briefly add about 10 degrees max while I tested this.
Sit close while you have it on to pin point the clicks, but I still think it's the drive.
At first sign of clicking, rest hand at under side of drive to verify.
Drive 1 will not have that access.
Relays in theory do click, but in computers, they are micro small, I doubt one could hear them.
Were any changes made recently to park the drives?
This is usually not recommended.
I may have forgot something to add, but you have enough for the moment.
Good Luck, and if the inside needs it, use bright flash light to inspect closely and blow out
any excess dust.
The optical drive bay slides out easy, as do the RAM sleds.
Inspect power supply fan, and others for excess dust.
I just lay the case on it's side, and ribbon cable allows it to set the optical bay sled on the edge of case.
All connecting cables are removed from the outside of case prior.
Doubled up bed sheet works well on the floor, desk, table and protects from scratches.
I have airtank set at 30 psi from airbrush compressor to remove excess, and detailed with Q-tips dipped in alcohol. Including video card fan. Last nights mission.
Later.
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My iPad stuck during downloading ios 7 at the stage terms and condition when I agree no response
Reset the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time until the Apple logo appears on the screen.
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Terrible clicking sounds and slowness!
I rely on my computer to complete my education..... and I use it constantly.
My fiance owned an old HP pavilion notebook, from 2001 and it worked fine till recently--- I was frustrated that finally decided to buy myself a nice desktop.
I chose the HP touchsmart300 because I thought it was really neat, and we have had good quality with an HP product.
I have had this HP touchsmart since dec. 19, 2009--- so not even two months. and it just started making these terrible clicking noises!!
I thought it was a cd I had in the drive, but nope, I took it out and nothing. still same clicking sound
I had a major test today for school-- I am completing my bachelor's degree in nursing-- and I am afraid to use this computer during the test due to the fact that it could break down on me during the test.
So I made my fiance go to best buy and buy me a MAC notebook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He set it up for me, and I have just completed my test.
so freakin' expensive, cuz I had to buy everything again-- the microsoft office product,..
I'm not into MAC products because they are so much $$$$ but I am desperate. I can't afford to fail another class, and I only work part time!
I am right now waiting on the line for a customer service rep.
I'm so dissapointed.ok well, today I received the hard drive, and I installed it with ease, I placed the CD's as instructed on the computer screen.... and after everything was done-- the computer did not work :-(
clicking sounds stopped
but the screen got stuck on a blue screen, with the HP logo in the middle, and the choices f10=set up etc. etc.
So now I have to send the computer to the hp service center :-(
I don't know if it's a virus or something wrong with the machine itself.
I watched adult sites, but I didn't download anything, I haven't opened anything weird e-mails--- so I don't understand why my HP touchsmart wouldn't work.
I'm extremely depressed.
right now I am using my new macbook that I bought sunday when the hp started malfunctioning.
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HELP PLS.......when i download iTunes during downloading process on messege shown: "An error occurred during the installation of assembly‘Microsoft CRT.version=”8.0.50727.6195 publicKey Token = 1f c8 b3 b9a 1e 18e 3b processo rArhitecture = x86." please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x80073712.
when click ok it rolling back and start process download again. and at last this messege appear: Service‘Apple Mobile Device’ (Apple Mobile Device) failed to start. Verify that youhave sufficient privileges to start system services with option
Abort Retry Ignore
i tried all option one by one but i did not success to download itunes.
Please help .You should check Windows update for Service Pack update, if there is any.
Otherwise, try to fix and update windows system filesas follows:
Go to command prompt (START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES right mouse click "command prompt" and choose "Run as Administrator"
type in
sfc /scannow
let Windows fix any system files that need to be repaired.
Restart the computer if it did actually repair any files.
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Seagate FreeAgent Go is making a clicking sound and the light is rapidly blinking. My Macbook is no longer recognizing it. Is there any way to pull all the songs I have saved on it? The SeaAgent is less than a month old!
Does anyone know how to fix this issue?
Or at least recover the lost data?
Thanks!How to fix: the drive is in warranty, so contact Seagate for a replacement.
How to recover your data: Do you have backups? (If not, you really, really, should.)
You can try downloading Data Rescue, which will run in trial mode and let you know if the data is recoverable. (You can then choose to purchase the full version if it works for you.) A clicking drive, though, is usually (though not always) a sign that the drive cannot be recovered.
Matt
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Hard Drive is not spinning up making rhythmic click sounds
Hello,
My Hard Drive is not spinning up and making rhythmic click sounds. I charged it completely. Tried to reset it but this results only in the Folder-Icon with a support link. It can not be connected to my computer anymore via USB. It is not recognized as a external disk anymore. I tried the disk mode too. nothing helps.
As I can't connect it to my computer anymore I can't reformat it.
Any ideas besides throwing it away...?
Thanks, Juergen
4G Click Wheel 40 Gig Windows 2000Hello,
If a sad iPod icon or an exclamation point and folder icon appears on your iPod’s screen, or with sounds of clicking or HD whirring, it is usually the sign of a hard drive problem and you have the power to do something about it now. Your silver bullet of resolving your iPod issue – is to restore your iPod to factory settings.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
If you're having trouble, try these steps at different levels one at a time until the issue is resolved. These steps will often whip your iPod back into shape.
Make sure you do all the following “TRYs”
A. Try to wait 30 minutes while iPod is charging.
B. Try another FireWire or USB through Dock Connector cable.
C. Try another FireWire or USB port on your computer .
D. Try to disconnect all devices from your computer's FireWire and USB ports.
E. Try to download and install the latest version of iPod software and iTunes
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
For old and other versions of iPod updater for window you can get here
http://www.ipodwizard.net/showthread.php?t=7369
F. Try these five steps (known as the five Rs) and it would conquer most iPod issues.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
G. Try to put the iPod into Disk Mode if it fails to appear on the desktop
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
If none of these steps address the issue, you may need to go to Intermediate level listed below in logical order. Check from the top of the lists to see if that is what keeping iPod from appearing on your computer in order for doing the Restore.
Intermediate Level
A. Try to connect your iPod with another computer with the iPod updater pre-installed.
B. Still can’t see your iPod, put it in Disk Mode and connect with a computer, instead of doing a Restore on iPod Updater. Go and format the iPod instead.
For Mac computer
1. Open the disk utility, hope your iPod appears there (left hand side), highlight it
2. Go to Tab “Partition”, click either “Delete” or “Partition”, if fails, skip this step and go to 3
3. Go to Tab “Erase” , choose Volume Format as “MAC OS Extended (Journaled), and click Erase, again if fails, skip it and go to 4
4. Same as step 3, but open the “Security Options....” and choose “Zero Out Data” before click Erase. It will take 1 to 2 hours to complete.
5. Eject your iPod and do a Reset
6. Open the iTunes 7 and click “Restore”
For Window computer
Go to folder “My Computer”
Hope you can see your iPod there and right click on the iPod
Choose “Format”. Ensure the settings are at “Default” and that “Quick Format” is not checked
Now select “Format”
Eject your iPod and do a Reset
Open the iTunes 7 and click “Restore”
In case you do not manage to do a “Format” on a window computer, try to use some 3rd party disk utility software, e.g.“HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool”.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=501330&tstart=0
C. Windows users having trouble with their iPods should locate a Mac user. In many cases when an iPod won't show up on a PC that it will show up on the Mac. Then it can be restored. When the PC user returns to his computer the iPod will be recognized by the PC, reformatted for the PC, and usable again. By the way, it works in reverse too. A Mac user often can get his iPod back by connecting it to a PC and restoring it.
Tips
a. It does not matter whether the format is completed or not, the key is to erase (or partly) the corrupted firmware files on the Hard Drive of the iPod. After that, when the iPod re-connected with a computer, it will be recognized as an fresh external hard drive, it will show up on the iTunes 7.
b. It is not a difficult issue for a Mac user to find a window base computer, for a PC user, if they can’t find any Mac user, they can go to a nearest Apple Shop for a favor.
c. You may need to switch around the PC and Mac, try to do several attempts between “Format” and “Restore”
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2364921�
Advance Level
A. Diagnostic mode solution
If you have tried trouble shooting your iPod to no avail after all the steps above, chances are your iPod has a hardware problem. The iPod's built-in Diagnostic Mode is a quick and easy way to determine if you have a "bad" iPod.
You need to restart your iPod before putting it into Diagnostic Mode. Check that your hold switch is off by sliding the switch away from the headphone jack. Toggle it on and off to be safe.
Press and hold the following combination of buttons simultaneously for approximately 10 seconds to reset the iPod.
iPod 1G to 3G: "Menu" and "Play/Pause"
iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Menu" and "Select"
The Apple logo will appear and you should feel the hard drive spinning up. Press and hold the following sequence of buttons:
iPod 1G to 3G: "REW", "FFW" and "Select"
iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Back" and "Select"
You will hear an audible chirp sound (3G models and higher) and the Apple logo should appear backwards. You are now in Diagnostic Mode. Navigate the list of tests using "REW" and "FFW". The scroll wheel will not function while in diagnostic mode. For further details on Diagnostic mode can be found at http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/ipodsupport/diagnosticmode/
Try to do the 5in1, HDD R/W and HDD scan tests. Some successful cases have been reported after the running the few tests under the Diagnostic mode. In case it does not work in your case, and the scan tests reports show some errors then it proves your iPod has a hardware problem and it needs a repairing service.
B. Format your iPod with a start disk
I have not tried this solution myself, I heard that there were few successful cases that the users managed to get their iPod (you must put your iPod in disk mode before connecting with a computer) mounted by the computer, which was booted by a system startup disk. For Mac, you can use the Disk Utility (on the Tiger OS system disk), for PC user, you can use the window OS system disk. Try to find a way to reformat your iPod, again it does not matter which format (FAT32, NTFS or HFS+) you choose, the key is to erase the corrupted system files on the iPod. Then eject your iPod and do a Reset to switch out from Disk Mode. Reboot your computer at the normal way, connect your iPod back with it, open the iPod updater, and hopefully your iPod will appear there for the Restore.
If none of these steps address the issue, your iPod may need to be repaired.
Consider setting up a mail-in repair for your iPod http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/
Or visit your local Apple Retail Store http://www.apple.com/retail/
In case your iPod is no longer covered by the warranty and you want to find a second repairing company, you can try iPodResQ at your own risk
http://www.ipodresq.com/index.php
Just in case that you are at the following situation
Your iPod warranty is expired
You don’t want to pay any service charges
You are prepared to buy a new one
You can’t accept the re-sell value of your broken iPod
Rather than leave your iPod as paper-weight or throw it away.
You can try the following, but again, only do it as your last resort and at your own risk.
Warning !!!! – It may or may not manage to solve your problem, and with a risk that you may further damage your iPod, which end up as an expensive paper weight or you need to pay more higher repairing cost. Therefore, please re-consider again whether you want to try the next level
Last Resort Level
1. . Disconnecting the Hard Drive and battery inside the iPod – Warning !! Your iPod warranty will be waived once you open the iPod.
In Hong Kong there are some electronic shops offering an iPod service for Sad iPod, the first thing they do is to open up the iPod’s case and disconnecting the battery and the Hard Drive from the main board of the iPod. Wait for 5-10 minutes and reconnecting them back. The reason behind which I can think of is to do a fully reset of a processor of the iPod. In case you want do it itself and you believe that you are good on fixing the electronics devices and have experience to deal with small bits of electronic parts, then you can read the following of how to open the iPod case for battery and HDD replacement (with Quicktimes)
http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=Video/directory.html
2.Press the reset button on the Hard Drive inside the iPod – Suggestion from Kill8joy
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2438774#2438774
Have I tried these myself? No, I am afraid to do it myself as I am squeamish about tinkering inside electronic devices, I have few experiences that either I broke the parts (which are normally tiny or fragile) or failed to put the parts back to the main case. Therefore, I agree with suggestion to have it fixed by a Pro.
2. Do a search on Google and some topics on this discussion forum about “Sad iPod”
Exclamation point and folder and nothing else
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2831962#2831962
What should I do with my iPod? Send it or keep it?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=469080&tstart=0
Strange error on iPod (probably death)
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=435160&start=0&tstart=0
Sad Face on iPod for no apparent reason
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=336342&start=0&tstart=0
Meeting the Sad iPod icon
http://askpang.typepad.com/relevanthistory/2004/11/meeting_thesad.html#comment-10519524
Sad faced iPod, but my computer won’t recognize it?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2236095#2236095
iPod Photo: unhappy icon + warranty question
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2233746#2233746
4th Gen iPod Users - are we all having the same problem?
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2235623#2235623
Low Battery, and clicking sounds
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2237714#2237714
Sad faced iPod, but my computer won’t recognize it
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2242018#2242018
Sad iPod solution
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=412033&tstart=0
Re: try to restore ipod and it says "can't mount ipod"
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=443659&tstart=30
iPod making clicking noise and is frozen
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2420150#2420150
I am not suggesting that you should follow as well, but just read them as your reference. You are the person to make the call.
Finally, I read a fair comments from dwb, regarding of slapping the back of the iPod multiple times
Quote “This has been discussed numerous times as a 'fix'. It does work, at least for a while. In fact I remember using the same basic trick to revive Seagate and Quantam drives back in the mid to late 1980's. Why these tiny hard drives go bad I don't know - could be the actuator gets stuck in place or misaligned. Could be the platter gets stuck or the motor gets stuck. 'Stiction' was a problem for drives back in the 80's. Unfortunately the fix can cause damage to the platter so we temporarily fix one problem by creating another. But I know of two instances where a little slap onto the table revived the iPods and they are still worked a year or more later.”UnQuote -
MacPro 1,1 clicking sound (not HD)
I have an odd problem with my MacPro 1,1 that I hope someone has an idea about. It makes a clicking noise when rebooting -- and only rebooting -- and then the reboot stalls at a grey screen until I power it off and back on.
I thought, logically, that it was a hard drive problem. I pulled all the drives, put in a new one and reinstalled Lion from an external drive
However, the clicking was still there. So I tried pulling the new drive and rebooting with only the external Firewire drive connected (it has an SSD in it, so no moving parts) and it still made a clicking sound without any drives attached
What else in a MacPro could cause the clicking sound and a reboot to hang?
Thanks,Thank you for the replies.
I have two copies of the HD on external FW drives, and I keep ALL my personal files on external USB drives, so it is not a problem if the HD fails.
Interestingly, though, the problem cannot really be called intermittent, because when I start the computer from a complete off, it is guaranteed that it will click repeatedly and the rainbow will spin at the same time for a few seconds...
and if I then restart the computer, it is "guaranteed" (based on daily use during the past several months) that there will be no clicking or rainbows whatsoever. -
I tried to update my ipad air from IOS 7.0.4 to 7.1 on iTunes. I clicked download and update, it started to download normally but when download finished iTunes shows error that "The software for the iphone was corrupted during download".
How can I fix this error ?I had the same problem. In the end I downloaded it manually. Here's the steps assuming you are on a Mac and have an iPad Air (Wifi). If not you can find other restore links here.
In the terminal (it kept failing to download in Safari):
curl http://appldnld.apple.com/iOS7.1/031-4521.20140310.D2Ydl/iPad4,1_7.1_11D167_Rest ore.ipsw >>~/Desktop/iPad4,1_7.1_11D167_Restore.ipsw
Once the file has downloaded, move it to ~/Library/iTunes/iPad Software Updates/
Quit and relaunch iTunes.
Should now work for you. -
can some one help me? I have been trying to update my MAC and it will not download because this message come up
(The update could not be verified. It may have been corrupted or tampered with during downloading. The update will be downloaded and checked again the next time that Software Update runs.)For anyone that comes across this. I managed to fix the problem. It had something to do with the date on my computer. Mavericks installer apparently does a date check of some sort and that is where the error is coming from. Open terminal and check the system date. It may be wrong. Another poster in the forums told me how to to check the date and change it. Click here for the link to the explanation. Be careful because the date is in a weird format.
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Can't download the latest iTunes. A window pops up... The update could not be verified. It may have been corrupted or tampered with during downloading. The update will be downloaded and checked again the next time that Software Update runs.
Now, iTunes won't launch and can't be updated. Please help.
If I have lost my music collection I will be switching platforms ASAP. It is insane that Apple has updates seemingly every day for their products.I was in your same situation with 14 downloads and 14 attempts.
You have to make sure that your Mac is booting into 64 bit mode. You can make sure of this by going into System Preferences and scrolling down to 'Software' and making sure that you are booding with 64 bit Kexts.
If not, restart while holding the 6 and 4 keys down until you see the spinning gear wheel and try installng again.
BUT, what I also did was to go into Applications, click on the Lion installer, Get Info, and give yourself custom priviliges to Read And Write.
I did this simultaneously, and I don't know what function did it, but it worked for me, with no further downloads of the installer.
Good luck! -
Clicking sound that won't go away
Please Help -
I downloaded the quicktime software that enables QT to read mpeg2 videos and when I rebooted the volume window/display appeared in the middle of the screen. Now it won't go away and there is never ending clicking sound that is coming out at full volume. Plus when I go to turn it down, it automatically goes back up to full volume.
I've booted and rebooted and nothing changes.
Doea anyone have any suggestionsOnly other thing I can think of would be to go into the Sound prefs/setup pane and disable the connection/signal to that device before sleeping the machine. If that works, then perhaps an AppleScript or Automator script could be written to facilitate doing that before sleep, and afterwards to re-enable it when needed.
If the Newmark device has an on/off switch, perhaps using it would be sufficient.
You might check the Numark website, see if they have a tech support area and if so, if there has been mention of a similar problem. If there is, a solution may be posted. -
Strange clicking sound at cold boot up!
After a prolonged tech supprt issue I reformatted the system drive on my new Mac Pro (three weeks old yesterday). Right after that I noticed a rapid "click-click-click" (three fast clicks grouped together--sounds like a relay switch)every three seconds during boot up when the machine is cold. This does not happen during restart or even when the machine is off for a few minutes. During the aforementioned tech support ordeal I had to do many restarts and force quits.
Today I counted twenty of these clicks at boot up. As soon as the machine is on the clicking stops and it seems to run fine. This sound only happens when the machine is cold.
In addition to the system drive I have three 750G Seagate Barracudas (new) in the remaining three bays.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Arthurhm.....sort of difficult to determine off the bat.
id suggest taking out all the Seagate drives and just going with the OS drive on a cold boot. see if the click persists.
3-clicks sounds sort of like the the Optical Drive trying to read something ... but 22? that sounds like a bad drive on the verge of failing or has.
then if the problem isnt there with just the single OS drive, add each drive back one by one and determine if its one of the drives you removed or try each drive individually to rule out any possibilities (individually as in Just THAT drive plus the OS drive)
goodluck
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