Microphone making a lot of noise!

Alright so its been almost a year that my macbook pro has been having this issue. The microphone works however there is alot of what sounds like static. With skype facetime oovoo and photobooth, same issue. When Im on a call with skype or facetime the other person gets annoyed at the noise. Sometimes tapping or blowing on the microphone decreases the noise of the "static" but then it gets all crazy again. What can the problem be? Oh for the record my laptop was factory restored due to a problem thats irrelevant, and the mic problem was still there. Please help!

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My 27" iMac (late 2009) is making a lot of noise for the last few months. The noise doesnt occur when you start up, but after you do something what is not really intensive for the computer suddenly the CPU fan is going up to about 4000 rpm. I have tried resseting the PRAM and the SMC but it won't help. I have inserted an image so you can take a look for yourself!
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The suggestion to reset the SMC is a good one, just in case the power management in your Mac needs a reset.
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You have a Macbook pro. Do the fans run loud always, or only when you use certain programs, video, etc.

My macbook is suddently making a lot of noise, what's happening and how can i fix it ?

my macbook pro is suddently making a lot of noise, whats happening and how can i fix it?

Direct you to the proper forum for MacBook :
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https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks?view=discussions
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http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/help/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/tour/
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Hi, my name is Akram, I am from united states of America.
I have got this Toshiba laptop last year I have all the details its purchased in UK and sold in Saudi Arabia.
Recently from a month my laptop is making a lot of noise may be the fan or processor.
I am a doctor student, I dont really know about it.
The noise is so annoying that I dont carry the laptop to library or to college. Everyone in my class knows once I start using my laptop if I take it, irritated by all the comments made by my friends. I took the laptop for repair, I somehow browsed ur site and got ur Toshiba repair depot.
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I had to go again then he says all the Toshiba laptops make such noises. Isn't it annoying to know this?
If its true that all Toshiba laptops make such noises I beg you literally.
Please do not manufacture any more laptops, its really irritating to know, and the fellows just trying to convince me,
Nothing is managed at best by Toshiba. I am so unhappy and worring why did I buy this.
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I use Toshiba notebooks since year 2000 and I have pretty good experience with them. My first one was old Satellite 3000 later Satellite P20, M70 and now I have two of them Satellite P200 and brand new Satellite A300. None of them was loud.
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So I am really surprised you got this statement from technicians.
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