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wesleyh

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Mar 23, 2007
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Ok,

I am getting HD noise like every 20 seconds.. Even with no activity.

Per the suggestions of another user, I typed this in terminal:

iostat -w 1 disk0

and the sound seems to coincide with the output whenever the first column has a value other than 0.

So it seems there is activity, it's just not user initiated..

is this some kind of energy saving feature that apple is doing or is it a logging application?..

Is anyone else having the same issues? Even if you're not, could you run the program and check for 1 or 2 minutes (without any other apps open or doing anything) to see if you also get a value other than 0 in the first column every so often and an associated sound?

Thank you,
Wesley

Code:
   KB/t tps  MB/s  us sy id   1m   5m   15m
   44.77  42  1.86   1  1 99  0.10 0.08 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 99  0.10 0.08 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.10 0.08 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.09 0.08 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.09 0.08 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.09 0.08 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.09 0.08 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.09 0.08 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.08 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.08 0.07 0.02
   10.00   2  0.02   0  0 100  0.08 0.07 0.02
   14.14  74  1.02   0  0 100  0.08 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.08 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.08 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.08 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.08 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.08 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.08 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.07 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.07 0.07 0.02
          disk0       cpu     load average
    KB/t tps  MB/s  us sy id   1m   5m   15m
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.07 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.07 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.07 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.06 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.06 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 99  0.06 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.06 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.06 0.07 0.02
   20.00   1  0.02   0  0 100  0.06 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 99  0.06 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.06 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.06 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 99  0.06 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.05 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.05 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.05 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.05 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 99  0.05 0.07 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.05 0.06 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.05 0.06 0.02
          disk0       cpu     load average
    KB/t tps  MB/s  us sy id   1m   5m   15m
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.05 0.06 0.02
   12.46  13  0.16   0  0 100  0.05 0.06 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.05 0.06 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  1 99  0.04 0.06 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   0  0 100  0.04 0.06 0.02
    0.00   0  0.00   4  1 95  0.04 0.06 0.02
 
hmm first ..what is build around that harddrive
other thing only because you dont have a obvious program running, does not mean the harddrive has to stand still , there are a couple things which will run in the backround and are unavoidable if youwant to see something on the screen , think about it , you dont stop breathing only because you are doing noting obvious:D
but to stay serious it would be helpful to know what you got there
as by now my guess is as good as yours
ok i assume you got a mac there with harddrive inside ,but it could be a external too
 
It's the new 27 inch imac i7, internal HD.

when i first got my base 27" the noise drove me up the wall so i took it back thinking it wasnt right, i then got my second one and that was the same i did try and put up with it but enough was enough so then got a credit note and decided to try out the quad core when it appears in the retail stores... nothings to say thats going to be any quieter but i will just have to live with it i suppose
 
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