Loud noise when loading cd/dvd in macbook pro

When I load or eject a CD/DVD, the drive is very noisy! it does some clicking sounds and you can feel that too. i'm worried that it might break down right after a year and a month...
while in use, it's quiet and it's working fine all the time. loadind and ejecting also work fine, except the noise.
i bought my macbook pro about half a year ago.
does anyone else have such a noisy drive??

I just received my third MBP (other two has screen issues). This one has a very noisy drive. It pops/click when loading a disc. The drive also makes two short sounds at boot-up, even when there is not a disc in the drive. These are not "normal" sounds as the previous two had quiet drives, no pops or clicks when inserting a disc and no sounds at startup.
I will get a full refund on this junker and try it again.

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