Strange Trackpad Issue - is it a problem?

Hello all,
My DVI p/book is more or less three years old now and has never given me any significent problems. As a long term apple user i have never been more pleased with one of their machines. The new macbooks are very impressive, but this laptop has served me so well i fully intend to keep running it until i need to upgrade.
A strange problem has started occuring - well, it's not really a problem more of an annoyance and i'm wondering if it's something to worry about. when i put my finger on the trackpad to tap or make a gesture, it makes a load "click" noise. it only happens as i put my finger on the trackpad.
resetting the trackpad with the palm of my hand stops this for a few minutes, then it starts again.
should i be worried? is my trackpad on the way out?
many thanks for any help
rich

Hi, Rich. In two years of reading every new post in the Tibook forums nearly every day, I don't recall ever seeing the behavior you describe reported before. Consequently, I have many more questions than answers for you.
Does the sound come from your PB's speakers? Does it stop if you mute them? Can you hear it through headphones, when headphones are connected?
Is it a static discharge? Can you see a spark accompanying the sound if you turn the display brightness all the way down and then touch the trackpad in a dark room? Do you feel any "electric" or tingling sensation when you touch your trackpad or any other part of your PB?
Does it make any difference how firm the contact is between your finger and the trackpad — i.e. if you sneak up on it very gently and barely touch it, is the sound the same as if you tap it firmly? Is there any physical "give" in the trackpad to suggest that the sound is produced by physical movement?
In the absence of any similar reports from others, I have no idea whether there is any software you might have installed that would cause this behavior. You might try creating a new user, logging in as that user and seeing whether the behavior persists. If it doesn't, that would suggest that you have some preference or setting or third-party software — peculiar to your normal user account — that is causing the behavior.
Please post back with further details. This is very interesting.

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