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adamj575 · Apr 4, 2007, 06:48 AM

whenever i start up my macbook 2.0 ghz it sounds like the dvd drive is trying to load something and it also does this whenever i wake it from sleeping. it didnt use to do this and i have only had it for about three weeks. i have ran an app called maintenance and am wondering if this had anything to do with it. it isnt that annoying but it really bothers mr because i know it isnt suppose to to this. please help me. oh yeah just to confirm there is nothing in the dvd drive

Will C · Apr 4, 2007, 07:10 AM

I believe you would only be able to tell the DVD drive was trying to do something if it had a disc in it - I assume you have done a force eject just in case there is a disc in it? (try booting with the mouse button held down or put a paper clip int he little hole)

Or try loading a disc and then ejecting it.

daystartech · Apr 4, 2007, 07:17 AM

Originally Posted by adamj575

whenever i start up my macbook 2.0 ghz it sounds like the dvd drive is trying to load something and it also does this whenever i wake it from sleeping.

There have been a number if issues with some of the DVD drives used in the MacBooks and MacBook Pros. We noticed that Apple has started shipping a different brand as well. I'm not sure if this is a coincidence or the result of issues. Your system is under warranty. I suggest taking it into an Apple Authorized Service Provider, for review/replacement.

adamj575 · Apr 4, 2007, 07:23 AM

after putting a dvd in the drive to check it i now think it may be something else making the noise because it is distinctly different than the noise the dvd drive makes could it possibly be something else.

seanc · Apr 4, 2007, 10:45 AM

It's just the noise the drive makes to see if there is a disc in there or not, it tries to eject in case there's a disc half way in/out. Perfectly fine and normal.

chabig · Apr 4, 2007, 11:19 AM

Yep. The computer always checks the optical drive at startup and wake from sleep to see if there is a disc in there.

adamj575 · Apr 4, 2007, 02:34 PM

i was just fixing to post another thread because i got to wondering if it has always made this sound and i just now noticed it. it kind of sounds like a camera when you turn it on and the lens comes out if that makes sense. i could have sworn that it was completely silent when i first got it so anyone that can confirm this that it is supposed to make a noise please post and provinde any links to help me on this. i was going to send it in to apple for a repair but if this is normal i dont want to.

seanc · Apr 4, 2007, 04:21 PM

It IS supposed to make this noise and if it wasn't before, then it should have been.

makku · Apr 4, 2007, 06:41 PM

It makes the noise on mine too. It doesn't make the noise if there is a disk in the drive though. Maybe you had a disk inside the computer the first three weeks?

ghporter · Apr 4, 2007, 06:56 PM

The noise is the drive reparking the heads. When power is applied, the drive unlocks the head arm/carriage, but then, since it's not being accessed, it parks the arm/carriage again. My MBP does this, and so does my wife's 800MHz G4 iBook. Always.

variozin · Apr 5, 2007, 04:08 AM

Mine Black C2D-MB does it too and it sounds normal to me. In my opinion its the design feature of all slot loading drives. I have a portable slot loading DVD drive that I use with my thinkpad, and it behaves just the same way.