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Click button sound..
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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I have a 3 week old macbook, and lately the trackpad button has been making this click noise whenever pressed. It kind of sounds like a really cheap plastic mouse or teeth clicking together or nail clippers or something, and it's really annoying! If i press the button, I hear the clicky noise, then the real mouse cick. Is this a common problem? Is there a fix for this? There is no apple store within a 500 km radius of me, so apple store genius bar isn't an option.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Have you thought about wearing earplugs?
*ducks*
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Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2006
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I hear a kind scratchy sound with my trackpad, but it's no big deal to me.
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MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.16 (Black)
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
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This isn't coming from the trackpad, it's the trackpad click button. and it's really startingto get on my nerves!
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
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BUMP, this is REALLY annoying!
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Mar 2001
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I'm not sure what sort of fix you are thinking of here outside of replacing the part. Would you feel comfortable doing this yourself? Do you have access to Apple Service manuals? If not, I'm not sure what sort of advice you are looking for here?
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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You're not alone. The "metallic click" before the actual button click has afflicted several users on the apple forum and in an old post here. I think its the spring mechanism that is loosening, you can see the very thin metal tines if you remove the battery and look underneath the trackpad.
People have reported the trussing up the rubber "button" under the trackpad by placing a small piece of folded paper between the button and the battery solves the issue. I fixed mine by gently pressing down both ends of the trackpad button, I guess it somehow flexes the metal tines back to shape. ymmv
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Arden District, Sacramento, CA
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fold up a piece of paper, take out the battery. Then stick the paper beneath the trackpad, and put the battery back on. This fixed it for me.
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
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After a few configurations of how the paper was folded;where it was, the click went back to it's normal sound! Thank you!
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Nevada (Not Las Vegas)
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I used to have the same problem but I just got my MB back from repair after they replaced the palm rest/keyboard and trackpad - no more. Call AppleCare and have them take care of it... Although you will probably have to argue and hassle with them for a while. Their phone people are terrible IMO.
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