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| My powerbook G3 Pismo is making a very loud squicky sound when plug in a USB CD drive |
Posted by: macmaniac on 2024-09-22 01:07:00
Yesterday it was working fine and even booted from it. |
Posted by: MacUp72 on 2024-09-23 01:31:56
and does the cd drive work? |
Posted by: macmaniac on 2024-09-23 02:44:10
and does the cd drive work? Yes it even booted from it |
Posted by: MacUp72 on 2024-09-23 02:48:16
have you tried the external USB CD drive with another Mac or Pc, does it squeak there,too? |
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2024-09-23 03:00:22
where is the sound coming from on the laptop? |
Posted by: greystash on 2024-09-23 03:31:39
This happens with a few of my Macs as they've aged, my iMac G4 is the worst. It squeals whenever there is any HD activity, it's like an audible HD activity monitor.. I think it's to do with a dodgy power supply, I haven't tried replacing it yet.
Does it happen when you plug in other power hungry USB devices/copying large amounts of data from external drives? |
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2024-09-23 03:55:56
Could also be that an inductor has come unglued and is acting as an impromptu speaker. |
Posted by: 3lectr1cPPC on 2024-09-23 08:55:38
It squeals whenever there is any HD activity, it's like an audible HD activity monitor.. This has happened before on a few PC laptops I've owned, it's a quiet squealing. It's usually the ones that have had battery damage of some sort. |
Posted by: macmaniac on 2024-09-23 09:05:30
where is the sound coming from on the laptop? The speakers, opened it up to see if the headphone jack is making trouble, but it's fine |
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