Increasingly loud "buzzing" is driving me mad!

Hey so I have a first generation core-duo Macbook. Don't get me wrong I love it like a child, but it has A LOT of problems at the moment. Most cosmetic (which I can live with until school is done), but one of them is driving me mad! There is this buzzing noise that comes from the rear-left area of my macbook. It is activated every time I input something and stops about 10-15 seconds after. This is very annoying when trying to write an essay, take notes in class, or do research in the library, I can clearly hear it all the time. The only way to make it go away is to fill my ears with music, but I really love my silence when doing school work. Any ideas?
And I don't think I want to try "http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22091" because it explicitly states not to use on anything other than a 1st gen MBP. Sorry for this little rant but I'm never home when apple phone support is offered (I do have Apple care though!) any help will be greatly appreciated.

If you don't live near an Apple Store or authorized dealer, you will need to send it in. Apple will send you a box to ship it to the service depot. You don't need to pay any postage. You can leave your upgrades in it.
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