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Hi, I got the macbook a couple of days ago and have noticed (apart from the occasional moo) a high pitched metal sounding noise( which occurs fairly frequently.
I think (I`m not expert) that is where the hard drive is!
I did read about this about a week ago but I have been unable to find/access the post.
Is it that my hearing is very good and picking up standard sounds.
It is a metal Clicking/Beeping Type Noise<<<<<.</div>
Any one ?
EDIT> All help greatfully received

How would one tell the difference between access and rotational noises.
Pretty simple really, the rotational noise is simply the sound of somthing spinning. Most drives as they get older develop a soft hum/hiss type sound of the spindle. It should be pretty obvious if it's a rotational noise given it will be constant when the drive is on. It'll never change. On a new drive this shouldn't be audible unless you're actually trying to hear it.
A disk access noise, actually called head movement, on the other hand is more a clicking/clacking/ticking/rattling noise. This noise can a does vary considerable between mechanisms of different manufacturers not to mention the volume also varies. If you're listening you can tell the difference between the noise your drive makes when your MacBook is starting up compared to the noise when it's doing nothing. The more your disk moves the head/accesses data the more you'll get this noise.
The thing is, head movement rarely causes a high pitched sound and is far more common to the spindle bearings. Yet, the fact that your noise is not constant is more common to noise of head movement.

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I'm not sure if Final Cut Pro has the same problem. I don't have a Mac so I can't test it.
Here's a sample video that works the way it should. I pulled a BIK file from a game and converted it to H264 in AVI. Not sure what it's audio format is.
http://www.mediafire.com/watch/15fr85n78xfu94x/Opening_Cinematic_Placeholder.avi
Just click the download button at the top right.
Here's an afflicted file. Not the exact specific file I have been talking about, but it has the same codecs. This one is shorter in length and smaller in size. It still has the high pitch noise, but since there is no one talking in this you don't hear the weird low pitch distortions.
http://www.mediafire.com/watch/qqbk0n6io0lspn5/eso_2014-02-28_20-08-18-959.avi
Just click the download button at the top right.
If there's anymore infor you need let me know.
Thanks.

>single AVI file. The video format is H264
H.264 will not work inside an AVI wrapper http://forums.adobe.com/thread/854115
-Insignia camera uses H.264 to either AVI... SOME to MOV wrapper
-so use the MOV wrapper if YOUR Insignia camera offers that option
-Says VLC will convert in reply #6 http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1172956
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I've been using this powerbook for 2 years. Since sometime ago, I've heard very annoying "Hige Pitch Noise" from PowerBook. From further investigatin I found that this was a problem related to G4 CPU Processor throttling- so called "NAP" status. In Flash-intensive Web site, I clearly hear the noise.
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To Apple.
I think this solution should be suggested from you not users.
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To readers.
Sorry to my poor English(I live in Seoul, Korea)

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