OT: tibook keeps making clunk sound

Matthew Page MPage at ciri.com
Mon Nov 1 15:35:02 MST 2004


Are you sure it's the hard drive and not a bad fan?  I've got a fan that
makes a similar 'zipper grinding it's teeth' sound.  It doesn't happen
all the time, but it's loud when it does.

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:yellowdog-general-bounces at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com] On
Behalf
> Of Terry Richards
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 1:30 PM
> To: Yellow Dog Linux General Discussion List
> Subject: Re: OT: tibook keeps making clunk sound
> 
> Jonathan Hartje wrote:
> 
> > buy a g5?
> 
> out of the question...another new hd would be a hardship on me.
> 
> > Terry Richards wrote:
> >
> >> my powerbook g4 keeps making a clunking sound. this happens in
macosx
> >> and ydl. it doesn't stop until after all processes are stopped and
> >> the machine turns off. it usually starts after i access the
internet
> >> with browser or mail. <but then i am usually on the net when using
> >> the machine > dsl>.
> >
> i did the obvious and rebooted the machine with no cable and it is
still
> making a noise like a stiff zipper grinding its' teeth.
> 
> :-)^2
> 
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