Dropped my macbook pro, now it makes a whirling noise at start up. What should I do?

Is there any signs of damage on the outside? Under warranty? If no signs and still under warranty, take it to the applestore and play dumb. If there are obvious signs of a fall, then your warranty will be voided and you have the option of paying for the repair or living with the sound and waiting for a failure of some sort.

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My macbook pro w/ retina makes a funny noise! Some kind of bird sound or water splash.
Maybe once every hour or 2 hours.

Rather than uploading the file, and await our responses, why not take the product back to Apple? My guess is that you accidentally changed an alert sound but, since you claim you didn't do anything untoward, who knows.

Ok- I might need to be a bit more specific-- My MacBook Pro is suddenly making a whirling noise-- sometimes it's quiet but other times you can really hear it from across the room. This just started happening-- it almost sounds like a tweeting noise --

I submitted a question last night but wasn't specific enough-- My MacBook Pro is suddenly making a whirling noise when it's on. Sometimes it's not too loud-- but other times it almost sounds like a tweeting-- there is nothing in the DVD/CD drive-- Is this something I should have looked at?

This is not normal. It is better to have it checked. Take it to the Apple Store.
Best.

I've buy a new Air Book for may self :-) and I want to offer my Macbook pro to my sun. I really want to know what should I do to clean all my information in the my old computer?

I've buy a new Air Book for may self :-) and I want to offer my Macbook pro to my sun. I really want to know what should I do to clean all my information in the my old computer?

Backup your data off the machine to a external drive (not TimeMachine) and disconnect.
Create another Admin account in System Preferences and log into it, delete your Admin Account and reboot.
Optional: Open Disk Utility and Erase Free Space (Zero good enough, 7x for military level, both take time)
This should be good enough to remove just your account and data without the hassle of reinstalling the OS and all new programs again.
However if you need that level, then c boot off the 10.6 disk (or command r boot on Lion) and use Disk Utility there to Zero or 7x erase the OSX drive/partition, quit and reinstall OS X. Much more work that likely is unnecessary in your case.
Good Luck.

My laptop macbook pro 2010 froze while i was installing its latest update what should i do ?

My laptop macbook pro 2010 froze while i was installing its latest update what should i do ?

Shutdown then restart if possible. If you do restart OK, then try the update again after doing this:
     Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
     COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the
     computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager
     screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
     Reinstall the 10.9.2 update: OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 Update (Combo).

Dropped my MacBook Pro and it makes a weird sound!! HELP!

Hi guys! So last night I dropped my MacBook Pro that I bought last year from my 3 foot bed. So, my fan makes a weird clicking noise but now it also makes this weird noise that sounds as if the fan is scrapping the bottom of the laptop...what to do? Should I go to my nearest Apple store to see what I can do?

Leave it turned off. Something was injured.
Take it to Genius Bar for a free estimate. The estimate though may create a need for a new unit.
No offense intended, because yo do not mention your age ... your parents' home insurance or your home insurance (covered all of my bases there) may pay for the damage, but Apple's warranty does not.
Good luck.

My MacBook Pro 13 inch makes a clicking noise from the hard drive and can not start up in safe mode and normal. I then ran disk utility in recovery mode and disk utility shows no problems with the hard drive. What is the problem?

Please help me, I have a mid 2010 Mac book pro with a toshiba mk3266gsxf harddrive. It started making a clicking noise and then my computer crashed. I proceeded to boot in safe mode, but it doesn't work. When I ran disk utility in recovery mode, it showed no problem with my disk. Does any one know what the problem is?

Sounds like a mechanical problem with the drive and it ruined the sectors where the Macintosh HD partition (and OS X, and files and programs) reside, but not your Recovery HD partition.
If you held command option r while booting, that's Internet Recovery and it's loaded via the Internet, not via the Recovery HD partition on the boot drive, so that could mean the drive is dead mechanically or there is another issue.
In either case the drive will likely have to be replaced, it's a matter of what occured to where and the drive state if you can recover data or not. If you made recent backups then your fine.
My computer is not working, is my personal data lost?
Most commonly used backup methods

I can not find icloud in my settings on my macbook pro and i have the latest software update for eerything, what should i do?

I cam not fing icloud in my system settings on my macbook pro, what should i do? i know i have the latest softawre for everything and im not sure what to do at this point...
Does anyone know what to do?

I'm on hold to apple support right now, Michael, to ask a similar question. I was able to back up itunes and mail, but no documents either in pages or in word. what are you doing? Fred

My MacBook Pro w/ Mountain Lion 10.8 is freezing often. What should I do?

My MacBook Pro w/ Mountain Lion 10.8.3 has been very sluggish recently. It freezes often.It is slow downloading from the Internet. Applications are slow to load and sometimes freeze in mid use. If I accidentally click on something that I didn't want to do, and then reclick what I wanted, it gets frozen and seems to take forever to straighten itself out. I try to Force Quit,a dn many times nothing happens.

The next time you have the problem, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Scroll back in the log to the time you noted above. Select any messages timestamped from then until the end of the episode. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

I am an Entrepenuer as well as Business Manager related to Residential Developer and Construction, I am considering in buying a MacBook Pro 13" or an Ipad. I need advice on What should I get appropriate to my type of business?

Don't know What is best for my type of business?

The advice I give is one writes documents on a Mac while one reads documents and writes short notes on an iPad. The iPad is great for surfing the net and is more portable but will not do heavier tasks as well as a Mac such as creating and editing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The data you create is more secure on a Mac; it has better storage and backup features. So for a read-mostly device the iPad work great but if you get into creating and editing documents then the iPad can fall short.
For a portable Mac consider a 3 lb. 13” MacBook Air or a 3.5 lb 13” Retina MacBook Pro. For your applications they have similar capabilities and similar portability. The non-Retina MacBook Pro weighs a lot more (4.5 lbs).

MacBook Pro shut off and won't turn on back? what should i do?

SO i was studying for my midterms and i charged my phone thru my computer and after 20 mins my laptop shut down for no reason and i have 52% battery and i tried to charge my laptop but my charger lights was dimming and after a minute won't work what should i do? is there any people experience this ? please help me? before i go apple store i don't wanna pay hella money

Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on
This is the Mac Pro desktop forum. I requested your post be moved to the MacBook Pro laptop forum.

I have a MacBook Pro and it makes a loud noise as if it was overheated

i bought my Mac two months ago and it started few days ago to make loud noises down the laptop as if it was overheated.

Give AppleCare a call, you have 90 days free telephone Support from New and 3 years if you Purchased the AppleCare Protection Plan.
Apple Contact USA
http://www.apple.com/contact/

Why does my macbook pro mid-2009 make so much noise?

It has been making this noise for the longest time and it gets really hot whenever I use it. Help?

Read:
Identifying resource hogs and other tips: Runaway applications can shorten battery runtime
It is probably a runaway process. Find out what it is and post its name.

Can I purchase Mountain Lion and make a flash drive bootable? I do not want to install it on my Macbook Pro. I have Snow Leopard on my Macbook Pro now, and due to my hard drive needing repair I need to boot off of another source, like my flash drive.

Can I purchase Mountain Lion and make a flash drive bootable? I do not want to install it on my Macbook Pro. I have Snow Leopard on my Macbook Pro now, and due to my hard drive needing repair, I need to boot off of another source, like my flash drive. I am in Paris and my Snow Leopard DVD is in Texas.

Mac OS X has a built-in disk diagnostic and repair program called fsck or file system consistency check. Here’s how to verify and repair your startup disk with fsck. As soon as you hear the startup tone, press and hold Command-S on the keyboard. Keep holding down those keys until you see a black screen with white lettering. This is called “booting into Single User Mode.” As the Mac boots in this mode, the screen reports each step of the process. The line should end in root#. Right after the root# prompt, enter the following: /sbin/fsck -fy
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I dropped my Macbook Pro and now the battery is swollen, should I bring it to the genius bar?

My Macbook Pro fell off my bed (approx. 3ft) and dented the left side of the front left corner on the battery meter. Besides the damage everything seemed okay for a little while until I kept getting a erratic curser track pad. I kept cleaning it thinking some dirty or oil may of got on it or in the edges, but long story short I found out my battery is swollen and thats the reason for the erratic curser. The drop and dent impacted the battery causing it to swell. I feel that I just need a new battery. I purchased my macbook from the apple store and still have applecare. However I've researched online a bit and saw some people posted that if you drop your macbook, Apple will void my coverage. I also read that when people have had a swollen battery and applecare, they just brought it into the Genius bar and they went to the back and brought them a new battery. I've been super nervous to go see them as I've spent the extra bucks on Applecare and did not get any use of it. If anyone has had this issue or knows about it, please let me know!!
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I dropped my Macbook Pro and now the battery is swollen, should I bring it to the genius bar?
Yes !
I would take it in before it gets worse and breaks something.
Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
on-line https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action
check warranty https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do

Dropped my macbook pro, now it makes a whirling noise at start up. What should I do?

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