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wako · May 11, 2006, 07:18 PM

Hi everyone,
I have recently bought a G5 Quad and every two minutes of so it makes a strange clicking sound like a catch being lifted. It is very annoying since I spend most of the day working on it with headphones on and mixing audio. Can anyone shed some light on this. Is it a setting that I have to adjust or .....? Also, as a side note, the headphone socket on the front of the G5 is not exactly the same size as a normal 3.5 mini Jack it seems to be slightly thicker so if you plug in a set of regular headphones you have to jiggle the connector about a bit to get some sound. If you use Apple headphones from an ipod the connection is OK, is this me or have apple done another sneaky thing with their minijacks?

Thanks and hope to hear from someone soon.

Romy2

wako · May 13, 2006, 07:22 PM

Hi again,
have I posted this thread in the wrong place? I seem to be getting no replies and am wondering why?

My G5 Quad is making funny clicking noises. One about every 2 minutes. It sounds like a latch is being lifted. I had read somewhere that it was the energy saver turning off the Superdrive so I have disabled this and yet it is still doing it. The funny thing is I have notice something strange, I have two keyboard layouts set up ISO-Spanish and British. I normally use the ISO Spanish and have noticed that after about 10 clicks the keyboard icon in the menu bar switches to British. I think I am going nuts can anyone help?

Thanks. Romy.

reader50 · May 13, 2006, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by Romy2

Hi again,
have I posted this thread in the wrong place? I seem to be getting no replies and am wondering why?
...

It is the weekend. Have you noticed yet that people mostly post when they are supposed to be at work/school?

Try changing your volume setting. At least that will tell you if it's coming through the sound system, or from something else - like the power supply or drives. Also check Disk Utility on your drive(s), see if the SMART status is ok.

wako · May 14, 2006, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by reader50

It is the weekend. Have you noticed yet that people mostly post when they are supposed to be at work/school?

Try changing your volume setting. At least that will tell you if it's coming through the sound system, or from something else - like the power supply or drives. Also check Disk Utility on your drive(s), see if the SMART status is ok.

Hi Reader 50,
Weekend what's that?http://forums.macnn.com/images/smili...hool/smile.gif
Thanks for the reply. Yes I have turned down the volume and I can still hear it. So it comes through the sound system and is also audible even with a headphone jack in the front of the G5. Plus have used Disk Ultility, along with DiskWarrior, and Onyx. Everything with the system seems to be OK. By the way, how do I check to see if the SMART STATUS is OK? The sound is something hardware based and sounds like a relay switch. It does not happen all the time but when it does it occurs about every two minutes or so. Could I possible have some software set up that is triggering something like a sleep mode somewhere (Sleep mode itself I have disabled and I have placed the Processor Performance in Automatic). I hope this helps you.

Looking forward to hearing more.

Romy

wako · May 14, 2006, 08:53 PM

P.S.

How do you get those smilies to attach?

Romy.

wako · May 16, 2006, 09:06 AM

Hi again,

I Guess you guys are having a long weekend?

Romy

wako · May 17, 2006, 08:53 PM

ZZZzzzzzz......

Oneota · May 20, 2006, 10:35 AM

Did you buy/register it within the last 90 days? If so, then you're still within the complimentary AppleCare support timeframe - give 'em a call. After all, they're obligated to help you. Folks here only post if they feel like it.

wako · May 21, 2006, 09:27 AM

Thanks Oneota:

Will try Apple.

Romy.

reader50 · May 21, 2006, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Romy2

... Yes I have turned down the volume and I can still hear it. So it comes through the sound system and is also audible even with a headphone jack in the front of the G5. ...

I meant something like turning the volume up, and see if the clicks get louder. In other words, do the clicks go up and down when the volume does? If so, it's coming through the sound system. If not, it's independent of the sound system.

Originally Posted by Romy2

... By the way, how do I check to see if the SMART STATUS is OK? ...

Open Disk Utility. Select the hard drive icon, rather than the partition icon. The SMART status will appear in the bottom pane of Disk Utility and should say "verified". Anything else would be interesting.

The reason to check SMART status is that clicking sounds often come from dying hard drives. However, if it's a hard drive making the noise, then it's not coming through the sound system and won't respond to the volume setting.

Having your keyboard setting change suggests a software problem, or a problem with your keyboard. However, assuming it's tied to the clicking would be a mistake at this point - the two problems could be unrelated. See if you notice anything else about the keyboard setting. For example, if you leave the International Perfpane open to the Input Menu tab, does the keyboard setting hold so long as the prefpane is open?

Originally Posted by Romy2

How do you get those smilies to attach?

Just type the keyboard equivalent and let the bulletin board attach them.

:) ->

Knightrider · Jun 18, 2006, 01:00 PM

Also, as a side note, the headphone socket on the front of the G5 is not exactly the same size as a normal 3.5 mini Jack it seems to be slightly thicker so if you plug in a set of regular headphones you have to jiggle the connector about a bit to get some sound. If you use Apple headphones from an ipod the connection is OK, is this me or have apple done another sneaky thing with their minijacks?
Romy2

If you are still having this problem and you still use the mini jack, it is probable that the minijack is moving around in its socket so that, every time you move around, or move your head, it will cause a click.

Try a usb headset.

K.