I had the whine sometimes for the last month on my MacBook Pro, and when it came, all I had to do was open the mirror widget, and the close it, and it was gone. Now when I close it, the whine comes back and wont stop. All of a sudden. It makes no sense. Any ideas?
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MacBook Pro Whine (Odd)
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After G said:
Like a whine.
In all honesty, it's a really high pitched whiney buzz. I might compare it to a TV, you know when a TV is on but it's muted and you can still hear something (an electronic buzz). It's basically a lot like that, only much more annoying and much louder.
I received my macbook this past friday (5/5) and I had none of the problems that were mentioned. I updated the firmware and the "cpu whine" barely, and I mean BARELY, became noticeable. The mirror widget solution worked for me, but I wouldn't even consider what I encountered to be a whine. Heat is an issue occasionally, but you need to remember a few things. A) The area above the F-keys is meant to dispell heat. B) The thing has a crazy processor in an aluminum case, it's obviously going to get warm. C) Macs run notoriously hot (I've asked quite a few Mac users, one with a 15" PB G4, the other with a 12" PB G4, both said that even before the "heat scandal" theirs ran hot). Now, if yours is running hot enough to burn you, there's an issue.. but I have yet to encounter that problem.
whining
My MBP only whines whenever it´s running on the battery.
when i put the the powercabel in it stops....VERY strange
My MBP only whines whenever it´s running on the battery.
when i put the the powercabel in it stops....VERY strange
