Weird clicking sound from PB

This is not my week. Just replaced the harddrive on my PB due to a crashed drive. Before I changed the drive, I had this clicking noice, actually sounds like its coming from the speakers. But I do not think so, as no matter what I do with the volume it remains the same. Well, I did not really pay any attention to it as I assumed it was the faulty drive that caused it. Now when I changed the drive, ran a hardware test and all is ok and the PB is spinning on I realize the clicking noise is not gone. It seems to be coming from the right top side of the computer. Its sporadic, but, it never starts from the beginning when you fire the computer up. Seems like the computer needs to get warm first. Could it be the fan? How would I go about finding the source of this clicking sound, and is there a way to see if you have a faulty fan? Hope someone could point me in the right direction as I do not know where to go from here.
Thanks in advance
Fridge

I just plugged in a pair of earphones, and the clicking stopped. So I guess it is the speakers after all then. Is there anything I can do to make it stop? The speakers are in good condition and are not cracked or damaged by any means. Just this clicking sound from the speakers.
Fridge

Similar Messages

  • Weird click sound from trackpad

    There's a strange clicky sound on my trackpad when just sliding around, not clicking.
    It only happens on the left side.. it sounds like a light tapping of fingernail on the aluminum. Sometimes it goes away but its there like 90% of the time and is really annoying to hear/feel slight clicks when just tracking... does anyone else have this problem? anyone figure a fix?
    Last time I sent this thing into apple it took THREE WEEKS to get it back =O. So I'm trying to find another fix first. Thanks guys!

    I get a clicking sound that sounds kind of like rain from one of those rain makers sometimes when the mac is on my lap and not totally horizontal. It must be coming from one of the fans. Here's an mp3 of the sound:
    http://mike.is/clicking.mp3
    Any idea if this is problematic? It seems like it's not actually doing anything harmful.

  • Weird clicking sound every few seconds.

    When i open the powerbook from being asleep, it starts up and everything is fine... every few seconds i hear a weird click sound, i'm guessing its the HD, and somthing is wrong with the moving parts. I have not dropped or damaged the powerbook in anyway. I first heard the noise when opening the top after being away few for an hour.
    Has anyone else had a problem like this?

    With hard drives it's not a matter of if it will fail, it's when. Since they are made of moving parts generally when you begin to hear clicking noises, it's a sign to backup your stuff and then worry about running some diagnostics. If you have applecare you should run techtool and it should tell you with a small margin or error if it's good. Now just because it says that the drive is still good can also not mean that it isn't in the process of going bad. So, keep a good backup of all your stuff on an external drive. I use superduper to do a full backup of my system once a week on a external firewire drive that's bootable if i need it. It will do a "smart update" of your data when you backup after the first time saving you a lot of time.
    If you don't have applecare, try and find a friend that does or take your computer to your local apple authorized service center. They will have access to the gsx (global service exchange) website which has specific diagnostic bootable cd's for each model of computer. They should be able to tell you if it's bad or not. If you find a friend that has applecare, just use his techtool cd. Just Boot from the cd and run the diagnostics, don't install the app on your mac as that would be illegal.
    Hope this helps
    Mossimac

  • Clicking sound from speakers!

    I have problem with sound but this is strange one and i can't find solution anywhere... I am pretty good with computers and i usualy find solutions on internet when i have problem but this is something i can't solve by myself... My laptop is HP 355 G2 and i have Windows 10 installed on it but the same problem was on Windows 8.1 too... So after clean installation of Win10 the sound was good and worked normaly for 2-3 days and now i only hear a clicking sound from speakers when audio is playing but the strange thing is that when i pick up laptop from the table the sound start to work for few seconds and then the clicking sound comes back again, so i suspect that this has something to do with accelerometer which is built  in laptop for hard disc parking in case of drop or something like that... I tryed to uninstal/disable driver for accelerometer but windows install it again emidiatly after reboot, i tryed clean install few times and problem apears again and again... I just don't know anymore what to try to do in order to solve this so if anyone know anything about this please help... And i forgot to say that headphone jack work normaly and when i plug the headphones or external speakers in headphones jack the sound works but the clicking sound still comes out from built  in speakers... Thanks in advance and sorry for my English, it is not my native language and there is no support forums on my native language witch is Serbian...

    Bump

  • Odd clicking sound from the speakers

    There's a clicking sound from the speakers all the time, even when I'm not playing music. My PowerBook is only 1 week old, and I haven't dropped it or anything. Does anyone know what this is? Whenever I plug in my earphones or speakers, the sound stops.

    I wish I knew. Having the same problem. Comes and goes. Presently it's happening and it BUGS. In the past I've tried disabling some of my extra scripts and software (especially extra preference panes), but you're probably not in the same boat there, having such a new machine.
    Here's hoping someone has a solution!

  • Freezing screen with weird clicking sound to follow

    My MacBook keeps freezing with almost every action I do with it including navigating the internet. It freezes for periods of time and makes this weird clicking sound that stops when my laptop starts working again, does anyone know what could be wrong with it? I've had to reset it once since it wouldn't turn on after the chime. Some one please help!

    If you have AppleCare it is two years ........ then
    https://expresslane.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.do
    Click link above ....fill out a few thinks.... and
    They will call you in just a minute or so.... and they will replace it...

  • Clicking sound from fan

    My pavilion g7 1002sa which is only 8 months old has always had an annoying clicking sound from when it was purchased from new.
    I thought that it would disappear with usage, but after altering the BIOS Settings to disable the continual fan running option it is still
    there. While on Skype friends have complained and described it like someone using an old typewriter in the background. 
    This question was solved.
    View Solution.

    Sounds like the fan needs to be replaced. Since you are under warranty that is going to mean sending it in for repair. Call HP Service and make arrangements to do so. 

  • Annoying Click Sound from HDD

    Hi guys, a new mac user here!
    Unfortunately, from the day I started using my macbook pro, I hear a very annoying click sound from my HDD.
    You can listen the recorded sound via the link below;
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1526978/20091124%20214842.mp3
    If you listen 01:07 and 01:08 seconds of this mp3 file closely in a very silent environment, you will hear the sound.
    What do you think about it? Any ideas for this problem?

    http://www.vimeo.com/8193758
    You can watch the video at the address below and hear the sound at 10th, 14th and 20th seconds.
    I really want to hear your thoughts about it.
    Best Regards

  • Strange problem and clicking sound from speakers!

    I have problem with sound but this is strange one and i can't find solution anywhere... I am pretty good with computers and i usualy find solutions on internet when i have problem but this is something i can't solve by myself... My laptop is HP 355 G2 and i have Windows 10 installed on it but the same problem was on Windows 8.1 too... So after clean installation of Win10 the sound was good and worked normaly for 2-3 days and now i only hear a clicking sound from speakers when audio is playing but the strange thing is that when i pick up laptop from the table the sound start to work for few seconds and then the clicking sound comes back again, so i suspect that this has something to do with accelerometer which is built  in laptop for hard disc parking in case of drop or something like that... I tryed to uninstal/disable driver for accelerometer but windows install it again emidiatly after reboot, i tryed clean install few times and problem apears again and again... I just don't know anymore what to try to do in order to solve this so if anyone know anything about this please help... And i forgot to say that headphone jack work normaly and when i plug the headphones or external speakers in headphones jack the sound works but the clicking sound still comes out from built  in speakers... Thanks in advance and sorry for my English, it is not my native language and there is no support forums on my native language witch is Serbian...

    So i tried few more things like disable/enable sound card, driver reinstalation, bitrate changing and everything elese i could find here on forums or on the net (pretty much same stuff like here could be find on internet) and strange thing is that no one have same or similar problem like me... i just don't know anymore what to do...

  • Early 2014 MBA clicking sound from bottom cover?

    My 1 month old Macbook Air makes a clicking sound from the middle of the bottom cover when I have it in my hand, lap, or on my stomach. Is this normal? Should I be concerned? Is it worth taking it in to the genius bar?
    Thanks:)

    Please make a Genius Appointment and take it in for service.

  • Weird Clicking sound

    I might just be making a big deal out of a small thing. But I noticed a couple of days ago the mouse pad on my macbook makings a weird clicking sound prior to me clicking down on it. When I slightly touch the mouse bar there is the annoying clicking sound. Is it a broken spring or something? Does anybody know what I'm talking about and what I should do about it?

    This is a very common issue. It will not cause any harm, but if it really bothers you then take it to the apple store. Some people take out the battery, and put a folded up piece of paper on the underside of the tracpad button, then replace the battery on top of it. I have heard this helps, but I have never tried it because I rarely use my button, I just tap the trackpad.

  • Clicking sound from iMac

    From time to time my iMac keeps freezing with the spinning ball for 5-20 minutes, and there is a loud clicking sound from the upper left hand side of the iMac.
    I have run hardware test, it took an hour or so, and there is nothing wrong with the harddrive. I have also reinstalles the whole system, but the problems are still there.
    What could it be?
    The serial number is inside the range for the Repair Extension Program for Video and Power Issues, but I dont know if it has anything to do with this.

    From time to time my iMac keeps freezing with the
    spinning ball for 5-20 minutes, and there is a loud
    clicking sound from the upper left hand side of the
    iMac.
    I have run hardware test, it took an hour or so, and
    there is nothing wrong with the harddrive. I have
    also reinstalles the whole system, but the problems
    are still there.
    What could it be?
    The serial number is inside the range for the Repair
    Extension Program for Video and Power Issues, but I
    dont know if it has anything to do with this.
    Okay, the same exact thing was happening to us. I was dreading the worse and backed up the important stuff. It was so bad sometimes that computer was becoming almost useless--naturally just out of Apple warranty. We took it to local shop and they checked and updated everything, and same things started when we got it home again. Another trip to shop and it ran fine there. The guy there said it was because too many wireless networks in our neighborhood were using the same default channel 6.
    Impossible, I thought, but turned Airport off on iMacG5 and ran ethernet cable directly to Netgear router. The problems ALL disappeared! I will change channel on router--as soon as I figure out how--and try Airport on G5 again, but meanwhile everything's great. I'm seeing spinning balls on older iMac in other room so should solve problems in there as well. Hopefully this info can be of some help.
    PS--Video and power issues are only for problems that are consistent--not intermittent as our G5 falls within same range.
    iMac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

  • Weird clicking sound, iMac freezes or is dead slow, and turns itself off!

    I've had my iMac for a good 3-4 years, during which it has been fitted with a new hard drive.
    About a year ago, during watching DVDs, there was a weird click-clack sound for a good 10 seconds which was followed by the freeze. Sometimes it would go off, but sometimes the Mac would turn itself off like it had run out of juice. I thought it might've been a power issue.
    Nowadays it almost every time presents this clicking sound, and freezing is inevitable. Sometimes there's no warning, the power just goes off. I have unplugged all devices that are using power ie. iPod, but the problem persists.
    Could this be a mere power issue? What can the clicking sound be a symptom of?
    I'm doing back-up in case the Mac completely shuts down, but I have hope for the machine yet!
    I have few months warranty left, keen to sort this out pronto! All comments warmly welcome.
    Anne

    As I was making the clone with SuperDuper, the process was halted by an error, and I found half of my stuff copied on the external hard drive. It had enough space, but it prompted a dodgy file in 'Frameworks' in the Library which stopped the process. It all looked very benign, and I checked the troubleshooting and it suggested to try again after restarting.
    What in fact had happened, was that ALL my music files had disappeared from my hard drive, none of my applications would work on my Mac, even Safari or iTunes, and I was left last night with the blue screen of death. These files were nowhere to be found, ANY of the hard drives.
    Ready to chuck the piece.
    Thanks for all your advice but this time, it made it worse. I'm getting the Mac a new hard drive as it's still under warranty. As it's the third time I've lost my files, there's hardly a scratch on me.. Taught me not to get attached to things too much.

  • Clicking sound from hard drive - Satellite U940-100

    Hi people,
    I bought a new laptop just 5 days back and I am hearing a clicking sound a few seconds apart. Here's what it sounds like: [https://soundcloud.com/user506186265/toshiba-u940-clicking-sound]
    Can anyone help me diagnose the sound, what is it and why is it happening?
    This happens every hour or so and is disturbing in a quiet environment. Since I plan to keep the laptop for more than a few years I fear the hard drive will fail very soon. If I cannot resolve this suitably before Nov 20, 2013 I plan to return the laptop to where I bought it.
    Thanks for your help!

    This clicking noise comes definitely from the HDD and this sound is produced by reading heads. On some models it is pretty quiet but on some models you can hear it clearly.
    In front of me I have U940-103 model and I don't hear such clicking noise, just normal HDD noise and it is not so disturbing for me.
    As far as I know you cannot control it somehow. Maybe you can disable some settings like automatic update, back-up or HDD scan to avoid such activity.

  • IPod is making weird clicking sounds and not responding...

    I dropped my IPod last night and it fell onto concrete. Of course.
    Right after - It froze on a list menu and would not respond to anything, including being plugged in to the computer. Now the screen is just going from the apple logo to the unhappy IPod picture, and its still making these crunching clicking sounds. Any ideas would be helpful thanks.

    i believe the hard drive has been jarred enough to no longer be functional. Unfortunately apple will not cover accidental damage even if its within warranty.
    The ipod sad face means that the hard drive is irreparable, If your ipod is within warranty you can go ahead and try to speak to an ipod tech support for some assistance in getting a repair... If it isnt, i heard about a site called www.iresq.com
    Theyre a third party repair service for ipods and apple equipment... however i dont know their credibility.
    I hope this helps, im sorry for your loss.

Maybe you are looking for