MacBook hard disk never stops

My MacBook (Late 2008, 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo) running OS X Lion (10.7.5) has a hard disk that will not stop running lately, even during sleep. I have a Time Capsule using Time Machine and have iCloud running with iPhone 5 and 2 iPads in the house. However, this has never been a problem before. When I have the MacBook running on battery in the house, the batteries even run down in less than 2 hours due to the hard disk and fan constantly running. Also, it seems to be affecting the speed of the wifi internet access and of the Time Machine backups. Any ideas please?

Or is Spotlight scaning the data on the disk?
Even it is doing the scaning, it could have been completed and stop. Have you tried to do the Restore for your iPod?

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Or is Spotlight scaning the data on the disk?
Even it is doing the scaning, it could have been completed and stop. Have you tried to do the Restore for your iPod?

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My MacBook fell off a guitar amp the weekend before last. It carried on working for the rest of the day without any problem, but after I shut it down, I was unable to boot it up again the following morning. It couldn't get beyond the grey screen and spinning wheel.
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Hey,
Did you manage to get an answer? Are you deleting internet temp files? Some time ago I had the same issue when I started using Veoh Web player.
It seems that software saved the downloaded video information and, of course, the free space began decreasing.
Not sure whether this answer may help you but, who knows? :-))
Kind regards

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It can use the 205 GB with no problem. Some people get confused because at the time your MacBook was made the 160 GB drive was the biggest one you could get installed by Apple. Thats because it was the biggest one available at the time. It was not a limit of the MacBook but a limit of what apple sold. You might have your friend that works at the computer store to hang out here on the forums he might learn something about Macs:->

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Hi all,
My macbook crashed and i had to restart it but since then, although it turns on, it doesnt boot. The screen lights up and i get the apple logo but that's all. I ve done the PMU, PRAM resets but nothing changed. Does this mean that my hard disk is gone? Has anyone else had this problem before?
Thanx for the help
G.T.

Hi -
Try booting up from your install CD (hold 'C' at startup with disc inserted) then launch Disc Utility from the top menu. Verify the disk for problems, repair permissions and hopefully all goes well.
If you can't boot up with 'C', try holding down 'Option' until you're presented with a choice of the CD or your still existing drive.

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I tried everything, there's no way any application from the MacOS Disc 1 becomes aware of the hard disk's existance now, it's just gone forever.
It really makes one think about the quality of the parts used to make the MacBook and recent Apple hardware.
I know I'll go next week to the Apple rep to ask for the disk replacement that will take some time to get here (and surely they will send me the same 60Gb when they do send it) and then reinstall the whole thing.
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Pedro
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Yeah they will change it, but to my point again, what will come off then? and will it be on warranty when that happens? And what about my lost time, files, work, money, life?? —This is getting to my nerves the guys at the Apple shop are like: Hmm, here comes the MacBook guy again!?!?!
I didn't drop it, I treat it like it's my baby. It just died there sitting on the desk.
What kind of crappy hard drives are they putting in this machines, that last just seven months?
Is this the next RSS, behold the new HDDS (Hard Disk Dying Syndrome!)??
Best,
Pedro

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6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392009
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Yes, it is a problem..
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Try disconnecting everything that is ethernet connected to the TC.. does it still happen.. if yes, turn off all the wireless stuff and see if it still happens.
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