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PowerBook fan
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Senior User
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Sydney, Australia
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I have a PowerBook I bought when the new ones came out in October. A couple months ago the main left fan started making grinding noises when it came on, and it's pretty damn loud. Anyone else have the same problem?
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Northern VA
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YES!!! I have exactly the same problem, I'm guessing that it's broken so I'm waiting for ifixit to get some in stock. It's probably a defect or something. Now my Powerbook is on a cooler 24/7 so I won't have to hear that ANNOYING noise.
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iMac 24" | Core 2 Extreme 2.8GHz | 4GB RAM | 500GB HD
PowerBook G4 15" HR | 1.67GHz | 2GB RAM | 100GB HD
R.I.P 1995 Toyota Supra NA-T
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Senior User
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Anyone know if this counts as a defect? I've never had a PowerBook fan sound like this. I've had loud fans, but this sounds like something dying and it's not smooth at all.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Northern VA
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It probably is a defect, I would bring it to the Apple store, but I already voided my warranty.
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iMac 24" | Core 2 Extreme 2.8GHz | 4GB RAM | 500GB HD
PowerBook G4 15" HR | 1.67GHz | 2GB RAM | 100GB HD
R.I.P 1995 Toyota Supra NA-T
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Northern VA
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My friend's MBP has the same problem too, it seems that the PB also has the "mooing" noise that the MBP has too. Can this be fixed somehow without buying a new fan?
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iMac 24" | Core 2 Extreme 2.8GHz | 4GB RAM | 500GB HD
PowerBook G4 15" HR | 1.67GHz | 2GB RAM | 100GB HD
R.I.P 1995 Toyota Supra NA-T
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Colorado
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I am a PowerBook fan also! Oh wait. Our 12 inch makes this noise, but it is more bent than a Swiss Alps road.
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Madison, WI (College) and Frankfurt, Germany (Home)
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Is the sounds more similar to that of a HDD reading? And have you tried to move your ear across the first row of letters? I have the same problem too and gave it in for repair and they told me that the fans are operating in the usual range with no noises... when got the PB back i started it up and got the noise back, so it might not be the fan after all
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: near Boulder, Colorado
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Just got my MBP back from the Apple Store, left fan sounded like baseball cards in spokes(warranty repair, no questions asked). I even shut off my A/C once because I thought IT was making all the noise, but it was the MBP.
RevA 2.0MBP 15"/100GB-7200rpm mini griddle
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Northern VA
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Originally Posted by Biest
Is the sounds more similar to that of a HDD reading? And have you tried to move your ear across the first row of letters? I have the same problem too and gave it in for repair and they told me that the fans are operating in the usual range with no noises... when got the PB back i started it up and got the noise back, so it might not be the fan after all
I'm pretty sure that it's the fan, it happened when I had the original HD in it and it still had that noise after I upgraded the HD.
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iMac 24" | Core 2 Extreme 2.8GHz | 4GB RAM | 500GB HD
PowerBook G4 15" HR | 1.67GHz | 2GB RAM | 100GB HD
R.I.P 1995 Toyota Supra NA-T
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Madison, WI (College) and Frankfurt, Germany (Home)
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Originally Posted by Velocity211
I'm pretty sure that it's the fan, it happened when I had the original HD in it and it still had that noise after I upgraded the HD.
was just an idea... cause in my case it isn't the HDD or fan.
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