"Warping" Noise on my N2

I've had my MuVo N200 for a few weeks now, and I really like it. I haven't noticed any more pops/clicks after the first day using it, and without updating the firmware.
HOWEVER, I have found that sometimes I will get this really weird warping noise, and not just on one specific song. It's hard to explain what it sounds like, but its strange. It seems to happen when I put in a new battery, and after a short time of using that battery, it will stop. But now I'm using rechargable batteries, and the warping hasn't happened with them after the VERY FIRST time I used them. Regular batteries seem to have this problem.
Should I try to update the firmware? Is this even a firmware problem? I'm worried that I'll mess up an otherwise decent player. Has anyone else had this issue?

sounds odd that it would be regular batteries. There may be a post or two on this, try a search, other wise i would say update the firmware if it isnt the latest (but not beta)

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With Intel Macs, you can get an external FireWire or USB 2.0 optical drive. OWC has good options.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives/
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Not Scratching, but a lovely chainsaw noise?
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m
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the lid does not sit flush with the bottom of the
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sleep (LED winking, fans off etc.), if I pick up the
book on the right hand side to slide it into my bag,
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book starts to wake. If I immediately stop and set
it on the desk for a few moments, it goes back to
sleep.
I can't repeat this behavior if I grab the left hand
side of the computer. It seems as though there are
some slim tollerances for the latch switch to tell
the computer to wake up and the warped lid
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Apple Care, but for now use deep sleep to ensure this
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