Grind.
August 20th, 2007
Hmm. My trusty PBG4’s fan has started, er, um, groaning. Grumbling. Grinding. It makes the noise for a second or two and then stops for a while (seconds to minutes to hours). Occasionally it keeps on grinding for 10–20 seconds or so.
Want to hear? Turn your speakers down first, though. It’s loud. Of course, the PowerBook’s microphone is right next to the fan, so even the normal, quiescent purring (audible at the end of the recording) sounds kind of awful.
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6 Responses to “Grind.”
Backup. Replace it. Now.
[Too many nightmare experiences of Tivo, Mac, Windows hard drives gone bad.]
comment posted at 1:50 am on 21 Aug 2007
I’m pretty sure it’s the fan, though, not the hard drive.
comment posted at 6:53 am on 21 Aug 2007
That’s called “wishful thinking,” Dan. You need a new computer. Fellas - help me out here.
comment posted at 9:08 am on 21 Aug 2007
Backup is still a good idea, just in case.
comment posted at 10:38 am on 22 Aug 2007
Why not replace just the fan?
comment posted at 7:48 pm on 29 Aug 2007
On the PowerBook? I guess I could, but it’s a dicey operation and an expensive part.
comment posted at 10:25 pm on 29 Aug 2007