My mac book has started to make a "sizzling noise.

My macbook has started to make a sizzling noise.

Where is the sizzling noise coming from? Are there any strange smells or any other sounds that are coming from it?

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My Mac Book has started running slow

Hey guys!
My mac is running so slow, I went online an tried to research the problem, and I condensed my desktop, deleted large programs I no longer needed, try to clean my caches, and I even downloaded all necessary updates.
I just ran Etre
Problem description:
My computer runs slow on both the internet and when pulling up programs. I’m trying to figure out a way to make my programs run fast again.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated February 10, 2015 at 10:05:18 PM EST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
    1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    4 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 570
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
        Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Time since boot: 0:22:14
Disk Information: ℹ️
    TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (376.25 GB free)
            Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
    HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. iPhone
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
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    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
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    Mac App Store and identified developers
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    Geneio [Adware! - Remove]
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    Feb 10, 2015, 09:34:15 PM    Self test - passed

When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
          SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
          View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
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Satellite A30: HDD started to make a buzzing noise

Hello,
The hard drive has started to make a buzzing noise on my A30, I guess this is not good news, i.e. it is Kaput?
I downloaded HDDLife which tells me the hard drive is all ok, but I don't feel very confident.
I have backed up everything, and am thinking about a replacement hard drive.
So I have two Q's:
Should I get a new hard drive?
& if so, then would one of these be compatible?
http://www.tfc-computer.de/index.php?details=737&suche=___
Thanks

Hi
These are not great news.
3 month ago my HDD went dead. It was a simply head crash.
A day before it happened I have noticed strange sound coming from notebook inside.
But I was not sure if its a HDD sound.
So day after I wanted to start the notebook but the BIOS has not recognized the HDD.
So I have replaced a hdd and all was ok.
So take care. Maybe the same will happen to you.
I dont know if the 80GB will work but as far as I can remember some A30 was delivered with a 40GB HDD.
SO maybe you will be able to use a 60GB but Im not sure about the 80GB. You have to test it, you know
PS. The notebook should support the enhanced IDE (ATA-5) interface

My mac book has been stuck on software update all night. Am I allowed to manually shut it down?

My mac book has been stuck on software update all night. Am I allowed to manually shut it down?

Yes, you won't be arrested for shutting it down. Depending on what was being updated, the machine may or may not start up properly (or at all) afterward. If it doesn't, post back for advice.

On Mac Book Pro start button does not turn it on.

On Mac Book Pro start button does not turn it on.
After some attempts of pressing it finally it turns on.
(Meantime keayboard can be highlighted,but screen is black and I hear noise of shutting down it when I press it).
What can be the cause of this problem? Actually MacBook is new,only 9 months.
Please give me some suggestion what should I do.

It will be complicated to take it to the Apple store as in Georgia (Caucasus)there is not official Apple stores and in addition Mac Book was purchased in UK. I have red some staff here about start button pressing hard for turning it on, I have feeling that now it needs to be pressed hard to turn on. If it would be from the beginning I might think that it's normal,may be,for Mac Book,but initially it needed to be slightly pressed.
Thank you for suggestion.

I can't Install my updates on my mac book , it starts to install and a box pops up saying i don't have permission to installpermission

I can't Install my updates on my mac book , it starts to install and a box pops up saying i don't have permission to install

So, then, after you click the Install button you receive the permissions error dialog? Again, are you logged into an Admin account?
Have you tried:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions - Lion/Mountain Lion
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
Also, please check the settings on your startup drive. Select it. Press COMMAND-I to open the Get Info window, then open the bottom-most panel and check the settings. They should look like this:

HT1349 why does my mac book pro start up but contunitues to try to load

can someone help with my mac book it starts up logo appeares then the busy signel conuines to try to load but nothing happens?

Try starting your Mac in Safe Mode.
Restart your Mac.
Press and hold down the Shift key immediately after hearing the startup tone. Be sure NOT to press the Shift key before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the Apple logo and the spinning-gear appear.
When the Login Window appears, log into your account.
If you Mac starts up, then the issue may be a problem with one of the Startup items, Login items, or a 3rd-party kernal extension (if you got a kernal panic screen during startup.)
If your Mac does not start up, use the Startup Manager to see if the startup disk is detected. Note: By default the startup disk is Macintosh HD.
Try running the Apple Hardware Test. This test is included on the Installation CD that came with your Mac.

My Imac does not start and make a terrible noise like an alert.

Please help me, my Imac does not start and make a terrible noise like an alert when try to start ,the Imac keep a grey screen when try to start and keep there.

Sounds like it is time to take it to an Apple Store or AASP to be serviced. You can also try troubleshooting using Apple's Gray screen appears during startup instructions.

Mac Book pro start up page then turns off

My Mac book pro goes to the start page and shows the apple logo it will stay on it for about 30 seconds with a loading bar at the bottom and then it turns off. I try to restart it but it just does the same thing over again. Is there anything I can do to get it going again?

If you followed the article then that means you've completed an Erase and Install of your computer (one of the final steps). If the symptom persists after an erase (without restoring from a backup), then the issue is harware in nature and you'll want to get it in for diagnosis:
"If the issue persists after you follow the above steps, you may wish to make an appointment with a Mac Genius at an Apple store, contact AppleCare via phone, or contact an Apple Authorized Service Provider for assistance."

My mac book has pop ups all the time

I have a mac book and it keeps getting pop ups I let my friend use the computer so I have no clue what she did but when i got it back pop ups started happening I have disabled the pop up on safari its self but it did nothing Im not sure what to do?

You may have installed the "DownLite" trojan, perhaps under a different name. Remove it as follows.
Malware is constantly changing to get around the defenses against it. The instructions in this comment are valid as of now, as far as I know. They won't necessarily be valid in the future. Anyone finding this comment a few days or more after it was posted should look for more recent discussions or start a new one.
Back up all data.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.vsearch.agent.plist
Right-click or control-click the line and select
          Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item named "VSearch" selected. Drag the selected item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password.
Repeat with each of these lines:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.daemon.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.helper.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/Jack.plist
Restart the computer and empty the Trash. Then delete the following items in the same way:
/Library/Application Support/VSearch
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/Jack
/System/Library/Frameworks/VSearch.framework
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ConduitNPAPIPlugin.plugin
Some of these items may be absent, in which case you'll get a message that the file can't be found. Skip that item and go on to the next one.
From the Safari menu bar, select
          Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
Uninstall any extensions you don't know you need, including any that have the word "Spigot" or "Conduit" in the description. If in doubt, uninstall all extensions. Do the equivalent for the Firefox and Chrome browsers, if you use either of those.
This trojan is distributed on illegal websites that traffic in pirated movies. If you, or anyone else who uses the computer, visit such sites and follow prompts to install software, you can expect much worse to happen in the future.
You may be wondering why you didn't get a warning from Gatekeeper about installing software from an unknown developer, as you should have. The reason is that the DownLite developer has a codesigning certificate issued by Apple, which causes Gatekeeper to give the installer a pass. Apple could revoke the certificate, but as of this writing, has not done so, even though it's aware of the problem. This failure of oversight is inexcusable and has compromised both Gatekeeper and the Developer ID program. You can't rely on Gatekeeper alone to protect you from harmful software.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

Mac Book Pro Start Up

Ok i've been looking everywhere and cant find anything that works.
My 15" Mac Book Pro Wont start up right not sure whats happening.
My Mac:
2009 15" Macbook Pro
3.06Ghz intel core
two Nvidia graphics cards
500GB@7200 HDD
4GB Ram
so here goes the problem. Today when i got home went to start my mac up. it seems to start fine, click on the power button it makes that normal mac Start up sound, and i can also here the drive and all the hardware starting up. Then the white screen with the Apple logo Appears and seems to be going normal. but then instead of going blue like i normaly see. it goes black and everything shuts off. ive tryed a bunch of start up options and diffrent things tryed to go into safe mode and what not and nothing works.
Anyone can help me please say.

Try resetting your SMC and PRAM.
Resetting the System Management Controller >>
If that does not work, boot from your install DVD and reinstall your system.
If the unit shuts off when booted from the DVD, then you have a hardware issue that will need to be serviced.
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Mac Book Pro Start Up Question

My 13 inch mac book pro that I purchased in 2010 has been working perfectly. However, today, my computer was having difficulties and I powered it down. Now, I can turn the computer on, but will be at the gray screen and eventually shut off. Is there anything I can do to make it work or do I need to go into the Apple Store to get this repaired? Thank you.

Just follow the instructions on the link that Bimmer provided. If you have a model with a non-removablle battery:
Shut down the computer.
Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
Press the power button to turn on the computer.
Note: The LED on the MagSafe power adapter may change states or temporarily turn off when you reset the SMC.
That's just the first step to take. If it doesn't work, call back...
Clinton

Mac book pro start up noise no screen purchased late 2013

hey soo ,y yr old Mac book pro 15 retina late 2013 model I saw a post from support saying they r having issues with the sleep mode n not waking up.. Soo I remember this happening n then I wiped the Mac with a cloth went over the keys n it shut off n did not come back on... Now I reset the pram bla bla went through all the trouble shooting stuff it makes start up noise now then nothing...

You may try to restart your computer in Safe mode by taking these steps:
- Click on the Apple sign() at the upper left corner of the Desktop, select 'Shut down' from a drop-down menu;
- Wait until your computer turns off, then press the Power button(⌽);
- Immediately after you hear the startup tone, press and hold the Shift(⇧) key. It should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone;
- Release the Shift(⇧) key when you see a grey Apple sign() and the progress bar below;
This will force the system to perform several maintenance routines and load essential system software.
Once you've seen the Desktop, start a Disk Utility scan to detect and repair file system errors:
- Open Disk Utility application:
1. Click on Finder at the bottom of your Desktop;
2. Select Applications folder from Finder's left sidebar and then open Utilities folder (or press Command(⌘)-Shift(⇧)-U), double-click on Disk Utility icon;
- Choose your main hard drive from the left sidebar ('Macintosh HD', usually);
- Click on 'Verify Disc' at the bottom right corner, your Mac will perform a diagnostic test. Click on 'Repair Disk' if prompted to fix problems, or follow instructions given on the Disk Utility window;
- Once the routine finished, click on ""Verify Disc Permissions"", after it's done, click on 'Repair Disc Permissions';
- Wait until the process's finished and shut down your Mac, turn it back on in 30 seconds;

Mac book pro start up disc is full

my mac book pro came up with a box sayin - your start up disc is full- then went to a blue screen, I am unable to do anything at all - any suggestions ?

OSX disks need space to work. Some say 10-15% free, others lock the number at 30GB minimum (because disks vary in size). I would stick to 30 GB if I were you.
But ... immmediate problem ...
Your system does not like to operate because you likely have about 500 MB free of several 10s or 100s of GBs.
If this system is pre-Lion, you have install disks. You can buy an external drive (make it self-powered, from the wall), and install OSX on that drive using the C key at boot to re-direct to the install disks in the optical drive.
If you system is Lion ... I do not know Lion well enough to install "cold" on a blank disk.
When that system is installed, your internal drive is now "just a disk" and the amount of free space means less. You can start moving files from the internal drive to the external drive until you have enough free space for it to operate as an OSX system disk.
There are other longer-term strategies you need to address, such as "do I need a bigger system disk?", but first get your system running.

HT201269 I have a brand new mac book pro. I want to get everything from my iPhone onto the mac book music,pics etc. I'm worried if I plug my phone into the mac book I will loose everything on it , as the mac book has literally nothing on it. How can I get

I have a brand new mac book pro, I want to plug my iPhone into it & transfer everything from it onto the mac book, pics,music etc. I'm worried if I plug my phone into the Computer I will loose everything. How can I make sure this doesn't happen?

When you plug your iPhone to Mac,click the Summary button and select “Manually manage music and videos".Then iTunes would never delete your original music.
The most easy way to solve your problems is to move your music to your new Mac.Please refer to this article from Apple.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
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