My Mac Pro makes this weird "hick" noise occasionally...

It sounds like a "zip" or a "hick", almost like it's resetting something... It runs fine, lags a bit here and there, but I'm still worried. Is something wrong with it?

Yes I can help, this link may help also http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1782. Yes you will need to repair the Mac HD. Do you have a external hard drive with a current backup?

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Had it for about 2 years, more or less. When i try to restore it a screen on my itunes comes up that "it couldn't be restored. error (1434)".

Most likely, it is the scream of death for your iPod Hardisk.
Do the disk diagnostic as posted by tt2
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17028567#17028567
But if the diagnostic show no issues, then try another USB Port, read this Apple support article on your 1434 error.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1372
Good luck!

Good evening every one! recently, i noticed that my macbook pro make a weird sound when i open the screen, it's like there is something keeping the screen from moving correctly.the little noise comes exactly from the left side of the axis.please advice me

Good evening ! recently, i noticed that my macbook pro make a weird sound when i open the screen, it's like there is something keeping the screen from moving correctly.the little noise comes exactly from the left side of the axis.please advice me what to do
(i live in morocco and i need to know where i should take ma macbook to get it fixed and if the warranty take this problem in charge)
thank you in advance
macbook pro mid2012 i7 (here is my e-mail adress : [email protected])

You should take it to an Apple store or an AASP (Authorized Apple Service Provider) Carefully inspect the hinge joint and make sure there is no debris that you can see, you can try carefully sliding some sticky tape thru the joint to clear any loose stuff out. But this sounds like there might be more going on here, and the hinge is something that you do not want to fool with.

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Although it is often refered to as "Number Crunching" computation does not actaully make any loud noises.
A failing Hard Drive does. Are your backups up-to-date?
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My laptop has started making this weird crickety noise. The laptop works fine, but its just the noise that's a bit irritating. I have a 13" Mackbook Pro, that i just purchased recently in September. It's only been 4 months and the laptop hasnt been dropped or anyhting like that. I take really good care of it.

The noise makers on a MBP are the fans, HDD or the Optical drive. If it is the retina model, only the fans should produce a sound.
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Ciao.

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Hi Guys,
Since yesterday, I'm the proud owner of a Mac Pro 2x2,8 - Really happy - really nice machine.
However I'm slightly irritated by the posts I've read all over the internet, saying that you can't hear the fans of this machine at all in idle.
As you may have guessed, my box is not silent at all - it is quite quiet compared to other noisy PCs, yes, but no match for the previous iMac 24" which it replaced. You could hardly hear the iMac versus now the Mac Pro... you notice it's there... sitting under the desk - audible.
I realize that fan noise is highly subjective, and I'm using the Mac in a completely silent environment. No AC, no nothing. I've tried the following: removing the hard drive and silencing the graphics card... Upon bootup the Mac would quickly "turbo" it's fans and then go to it's normal state. The loudest fan (which is drowning out all other noise) is the one at the bottom front (CPU?).
Looking at istat, it's in normal parameters (500rpm or so) and doesn't move up or down...
Comparing it to other devices, it would sound like a PS3 when having played 1 hour (fan speed at level 2-3) or an (quiet) xbox in idle mode (dvd not spinning). I know... geeky comparisons
Now, again - not close to my interpretations of "whisper quiet" "can't hear it at all"... "only hear it when I put my ear to the grill" "sounds like it's cooled passively"
Which makes me think that either
a) people out there are deaf /
or
b) my Mac needs a closer look by a genius
Would really appreciate your opinions.
Thanks,
Tom

hey tom,
you might have the same problem i have. I have the 2.8 octo 2008 mac pro. and it used to be whisper quiet. I was amazed. But recently as in the last few weeks the graphics card fan has become audible. I put in an e sata adapter last week and while inside the mac pro I took a look at the fan to see if it was dusty or visibly distressed. Nope. Couldn't find anything wrong with it. So now i'm just dealing with the noise. Which is too bad cause I really really really don't like fan noise. But the air conditioners on most of the time now so I really can't complain about a little fan noise compared to the ac's grumbling.
but i'd like to know if others are having this problem
thanks,
jayson
www.oldchildprojects.com
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Hello. First some info. I have had my mac pro for 18 months. I am running OP system X 10.5.8. I have four 256mb ramss instaled(from purchase) and 250G hardrive.
Now for 17 months, everything has run fine. Until one day after switching accounts, I noticed weird red lines accross the screen and I could not click on anything. I had to use the power button to reboot and then everything went fine until the next morning, after logging in, I got the red/pink lines accross the screen again and I was unable to click on anything.
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Now, ive done a hardware test and an extended hardware test but nothing came up. I attempted to re-install the operating system but that ended up crashing just like my computer does.
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milesmartin, did you ever resolve this issue?
I find myself in almost the same situation. I have a Mac Pro using OS 10.6.1 with 9gb RAM and three hard drives. This happened suddenly at a cold startup for me. The strange red/pink lines, mouse not responding, etc. I could do a hard restart (power off) and the problem seemed to go away. I have tried many tests with TechTool Pro and the Apple hardware disk. All test show no problems with hardware. I have installed clean systems on a new hard drive several times including going back to OS 10.5. Each cold restart brings the same freeze, strange graphic displays. I reset the SMU, purged the PRAM, replace the battery, pulled/replaced all RAM modules, tried starting from the OS install disk. So far, nothing helps.
At the start of this problem, I could do a boot in safe mode. Now, nothing works and it may take 4 or 5 restarts to get the system up and running. This is most unacceptable and probably stresses the components in ways that will eventually cause a failure.
I am out of ideas today and it is no longer fun. Any help?

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Is there somewhere I can get a list of supported cards for a specific mac pro model?
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Would my mac support this card
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