Why does my MacBook Air make creaking sound when I grasp it or apply pressure to the palm rest?
You may be putting pressure onto the fan thus reducing it’s speed, or perhaps you are using a cheap Chinese charger or perhaps a Macbook Pro 65 watt charger and instead of the 45 watt required for Macbook Air (May need 65 watt for the core i7) charging your battery too fast thus causing it to swell. If so, you will soon see the trackpad begin to bulge and require a new battery soon.
Macbook pro hinge makes a snapping/cracking sound when i close it?
MY macbook pro (13") is about 8 months old and recently ive noticed it sometimes makes a cracking noise when i close the lid. It only does it when i close it slowly and it does it more when im about 3 inches away from completely closing it. It feels stiff and before noise, it feels like it kind of gets stuck and then it makes the noise. It also is more common when i havent moved the lid/screen in a while. It only comes from the right side of the hinge. Its not too loud but its not one of those noises you have to pay close attention to hear. Any ideas?? What it is and how can i fix it?
My Macbook Pro's HD has started to make the dreaded clicking noises. What's the best way to prepare for as short a down-time as possible?
First, make sure everything is backed up now (this part should be obvious). If you back everything up to Dropbox, you'll get the benefit of being continuously brought up to date.When disaster strikes, go buy a new MacBook Pro. Why? Well, Apple's return policy is such that if you bring it back within two weeks (14 days), you can get fully refunded. So, you can restore your backup to the new computer immediately, and then have two weeks to sort out your hard drive repair.Do not be late on that two week deadline! (Though, yes, you can chain purchases together to buy another 3 weeks as long as its a different model and completely new purchase and not an exchange.)
MacBook Pro 15'' (mid 2015): Getting warm and fans making noise while running resource intensive tasks is normal?
Yes. Completely normal.The MacBook Pro has a fast processor, and some have a discrete GPU. These components get very hot when working hard, and the fan will kick-in to shift that heat. In normal use, the device is usually silent. But graphics intensive games, compiling large chunks of code, or running a ray-tracer will make things warm-up.
My MacBook Pro makes an awful crackling noise when playing videos or music. Why is this happening? Does this issue affect the data on the computer?
Your speakers are most probably busted. To test, try plugging earphones. If there is no crackling sound while playing music, then it’s your speakers. Try using external wired or bluetooth speakers. Your Mac should be fine.But, nothing beats worrying about it than bringing it to a Apple service shop so they can take a look at the machine. You may also do an Apple Hardware Test yourself before taking it to the shop, to diagnose any hardware problems.
Does the new Macbook pro (2016) make fan noise?
I have the MacBook Pro (2016) with touchbar and Radeon 460 4Gb and when you heavily use this graphics card, the fans will turn on. For example when playing games.And it makes quite some noise too.
Is it normal for my 15" MacBook Pro 2015 to have a fan noise from 35DB (normal task) to 56DB (very heavy task) in a silent room?
Thanks for the A2A.I don't think it's normal to have a noisy 15″ MacBook Pro with Retina display. A 15″ MacBook Pro (with Retina display) has two high speed fans that run up to 2,000 RPM. They have dozens of blades which are made of pliable plastic and are designed to be nearly silent. One cools the central processor while the other cools the Graphics Processor. They are situated roughly below the E key and the O key near the display hinge.I can't speak to the specific dB numbers you reported in the question, but from my experience (I own one and work with one every weekday), noisy fans on this computer is highly unusual.When I worked at the Genius Bar in an Apple Store, I got the chance to help dozens of users with noisy fans. This problem most often happens when something gets caught in the fan - a broken fan blade, paper, grain of rice, cat hair, dirt, lint. It also happens because the blades turn on a tiny bearing that simply wears out unevenly, after what are probably billions of revolutions. In very rare cases the Mac’s body might be squeezed without damaging the logic board or the keyboard which are right above the fan, which might restrict the vertical space that the fan needs to rotate.In the 13″ MacBook Pro, the hard drive and optical drive are also moving parts, so with those Macs it is sometimes hard to tell if the noise is the fan or one of these other spinning devices.Here're a few options for you:Take it to an Apple Store. The genius there will run a diagnostic test and offer to inspect your fans and clean out the interior of your Mac. It's free regardless of your warranty status. (I don't recommend doing this yourself. The screws have special pentagonal heads, all are tiny, some are longer than others so they are easily messed up and they go in at non-perpendicular angles!)Take it to an Authorized Apple Service Center. They should be able to offer the same service as the Genius Bar for free or nearly free.Call AppleCare (1–800-AppleCare) and ask for their assistance over the phone.If the inspection reveals a need to replace one or more fans, the total bill should be ~$100 or two for ~$125. Of course, if you have AppleCare warranty service, replacing fans could end up being $0.