Combo drive is making a funny noise

i have a tray-loading combo drive on my ibook, its reading and burning cd's just fine but when i go to eject it makes a funny beeping noise and won't eject the cd.

It sounds like a problem with the drive itself, since the disc image leaves your desktop as it should.
It looks like you're going to need a new optical drive.
You can find your closest Apple Authorized Service Provider with this page:
http://www.apple.com/buy/locator/service.html
Or check your local Yellow Pages for service technicians that work on Macs to call around and compare prices.
Good luck.

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Hard Drive is making a loud noise on my laptop! Help!

Hello,
I have owned my hp envy 17 laptop for almost 2 years now. Recently my computer has been making a really loud noise and it seems it is working a lot harder than it needs to be. I suspect the fan or the hard drive is the culprit but I have convinced myself it is the hard drive.
When I start up my computer the loud noise begins almost immediately after startup. This noise sounds like the computer is working as hard as it possibly can, almost making a grinding noise. Even after the computer has booted up, this noise continues for another minute or two before it stops, then my laptop becomes quiet. What puzzles me, and leads me to believe it is the hard drive, is the fact my computer get unreasonably hot when the noise occurs; it never used to do this before.
This is not what confuses and annoys me the most, it is the sound reoccurring again. This situation is something I have never heard of before. My laptop for some reason ,when it is moved or bumped, even the slightest, start to "rev" and the hard drive roars; it does this for five minutes or so. It also does this when the laptop is closed, and in "sleep mode"; the slightest bump lets it off like a baby. I suspect that there is a switch, flap or wire that is not attached properly and when moved it triggers the hard drive.
I have found a few small solutions to this problem. The main thing I do when the sound occurs is I close the laptop lid which puts it in sleep mode and turns off the hard drive, silencing it for the time being. This solution I came across by accident; I turned my laptop sideways when the sound occurs and the sound stops until I put the laptop upright again(Laptop is open).
I would like to hear your thoughts on this, a solution you might of have encountered or any explanation of the cause; also explain any costs. I have partially opened up my laptop and it looks in order to me with the dust at a minimum. I'd rather check online for a solution first before bringing it to a computer repair shop which, i'm willing to do as a last resort.
Sincerely,
Greg
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Without hearing the sound it is hard to judge but it does not sound like a hard drive from your description. Hard drive noise is usually a rhythmic "click" not a sustained "whirr". That kind of noise comes from a cooling fan. We can test the hard drive in the BIOS. Tap F2 as you power up to enter UEFI diagnostics and look for the hard drive test. If you do not have UEFI diagnostics (i.e. your laptop came with Windows 7 not Windows 8) then tap F10 and look for a hard drive diagnostic in the old-school BIOS interface.
The Envy 17 series tends to run hot and cooling fan issues are not uncommon. Sometimes it can be fixed by self-help such as blowing out the fan with compressed air. If it is the fan, the replacement fan is not too expensive but labor might run $80-150 for replacing the fan. Post back with any questions.
If you are going to post back please give us your full model number found on the bottom of the laptop or in the battery bay.

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Help would be appreciated

DenholOliver wrote:
Forgot to say the computer will not start up and goes to a white screen.
It's related to your hard drive failure.
White screen means the EFI partition isn't loading and it's the first partition on the drive to load up, EFI contains the gray boot screen.
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Well, since it is acting up, it could be failing. Not sure what kinds of home tests
one could to do tell for sure; nor do I know if any system logs would be generated
that could tell a user or a tech if there is a related hardware problem behind this.
But it may need to go into a shop for a inspection and estimate on replacement.
That may cost you a minimum shop rate, and hopefully they can tell you. Since
the iBook series is not easy for a user to gain access to or upgrade internal parts
a competent repair company would likely be the answer to fixing a failed part; or
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The tedium and time, plus worries of having a small wire break, keep people out.
A simple problem involving a little time and a new part, installed professionally, is
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It is pretty easy.I called the customers service for the questions.An officer asked me:"Have you ever put some songs into your Ipod?" "Have you ever safely remove youe Ipod form your computer?" I suddenly realized I sometimes did not remove it safely.
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to prevent the drive damage and data corruption.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1935#

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A friend had me look at their iBook G4, which has an unresponsive combo drive. It makes no noise whatsoever, and when I tried to insert a disc, it hit the little metal latch blocking the slot, meaning there is probably a disc in there.
I checked System Profiler, and the drive shows up in there, which makes me think that it may not fully be dead. But all attempts to eject have failed. (I also tried ejecting from Open Firmware, and it reports 'ok' but again, no noise)
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mohaas05:
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cornelius
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My iBook G4 combo drive made a horrible roaring noise, ejected the DVD and then went dead. Inserting disks (DVD or CD) would cause it to immediately eject the disk, and the motor wasn't starting up.
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Then, on a whim, I put in a regular DVD movie while holding down the "C" key, and it spun back to life.
I'm not sure why that worked -- normally I use the C key to force it to boot from DVD -- but it did.
An odd thing that's worth a shot if you're having combo drive trouble.

Ok somethings probally stuck even tho it workes fine there can still be something stuck so you'll have to get in and take a look at it.
For more info on how to do this go to http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/84.16.1.html fallow all the steps and it will get you to there. It'll say to replace it but just get to it and look at it. That website just takes you threw steps to replace something.

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MArk

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