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Has anyone had this before? I just left this message on the Apple discussion boards:
Turtle-dove sounds emanating from DP MDD 1.25GHz G4
Posted: Dec 6, 2006 1:42 PM
OK, I know this sounds weird (pun intended) but this is a first for me after 22+ years using Macs.
I’m thoroughly familiar with the clicking sounds of a dying drive, knocking and grinding, loud fans, etc.
But for the past few hours I have been subjected to these new, persistent sounds as if there were a couple of turtle doves inside the computer. Most of the time it’s a series of short bursts, just like the call of a turtle dove over and over again. Occasionally it’s a long, sustained sound, as if a turtle dove were trying to imitate the call of a wolf.
Sorry about the use of these animal analogies, but it’s truly the best way I know to describe my G4 going wild.
Question: What’s your best guess as to which component is going south on me? Hard drive, fan, what other moving parts are in there?
I realize this sounds funny, and I’m even chuckling myself even though I know this cannot be a good thing, but I’m dead serious. This is exactly what’s happening to my G4 right now.
Thanks in advance.
[EDITED to add: link to turtle dove sound:
<http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/wwwsounds/birds/hardy98sh.wav> ]
Dual 1.25MHz MDD G4, 2GB RAM, 4 int dr.,2ext FW drives Mac OS X (10.4.8)
Turtle-dove sounds emanating from DP MDD 1.25GHz G4
Posted: Dec 6, 2006 1:42 PM
OK, I know this sounds weird (pun intended) but this is a first for me after 22+ years using Macs.
I’m thoroughly familiar with the clicking sounds of a dying drive, knocking and grinding, loud fans, etc.
But for the past few hours I have been subjected to these new, persistent sounds as if there were a couple of turtle doves inside the computer. Most of the time it’s a series of short bursts, just like the call of a turtle dove over and over again. Occasionally it’s a long, sustained sound, as if a turtle dove were trying to imitate the call of a wolf.
Sorry about the use of these animal analogies, but it’s truly the best way I know to describe my G4 going wild.
Question: What’s your best guess as to which component is going south on me? Hard drive, fan, what other moving parts are in there?
I realize this sounds funny, and I’m even chuckling myself even though I know this cannot be a good thing, but I’m dead serious. This is exactly what’s happening to my G4 right now.
Thanks in advance.
[EDITED to add: link to turtle dove sound:
<http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/wwwsounds/birds/hardy98sh.wav> ]
Dual 1.25MHz MDD G4, 2GB RAM, 4 int dr.,2ext FW drives Mac OS X (10.4.8)
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