When I lift up my Macbook, I hear a scratching noise. It sounds like it is the hard drive. The noise only occurs while I am picking up my Macbook. It also happens only when I pick it up or put it down fast. Is this a problem with something inside or is it just gravity acting on the hard drive?
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Umm, noise problem with Macbook
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Is the machine running? It could be the drop sensors coming into play with the drive. It's not a good idea to rapidly move your laptop when it's turned on and the drive is spinning.
In all honesty, it's not good to move a computer with a spinning hard drive.
All the more reason flash drives would be better I guess.
Agreed.All the more reason flash drives would be better I guess.
That and they're just darned cool!