Whining Hard Drive - Strange But True. |
Fri 12 Aug 2005, 12:04
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Not sure if anyone else has come accross this.
Mac spec Powermac G5 dual 2.7ghz 2 gb ram 250gb serial ata ati radeon 9650 RME Fireface 800 Logic Pro 7.1 Reason 3 Whenever I start Logic my hard drive starts a failry high pitch whining noise. If I then add Reason via Rewire - it gets worse? Has anyone else come accross this? |
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Tue 23 Aug 2005, 07:16
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Someone else has already mentioned the nap fix (which imo is in fact a fix).
My computer whines too. A good way to find out if it is a Nap issue is to mouse over some functions in a program and see if the whine pitch changes at all. If it does you should download CHUD tools and install it http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/8506 Once installed go to: Open hardware prefs/and uncheck nap (which is what the whole nap thing is about) That should do it. Every time you fire up your mac you will need to uncheck nap but other than that you'll be fine. I have had a G5 2x2 for over 2 years and its been like that. It is on almost all day every day and it works flawlessly (unlike some software I use) so like I said , imo, it is a real fix. |
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Podfather Whining Hard Drive - Strange But True. Fri 12 Aug 2005, 12:04
td3k Typically when a drive makes a high pitched 'w... Fri 12 Aug 2005, 13:33
Podfather thanks for the reply. have you any ideas why it on... Fri 12 Aug 2005, 13:41
gdoubleyou Because it's constanly being accessed and stre... Tue 16 Aug 2005, 19:14
ourmanflinty do any of the settings in 'hardware and driver... Wed 17 Aug 2005, 13:44
The Guitar God My old G3 did this. It eventually gave up the ghos... Wed 17 Aug 2005, 13:53
citypigeon are you sure its the drive? seems funny that reaso... Wed 17 Aug 2005, 14:01
ourmanflinty ah yes..it could be the fans spinning up to cope w... Thu 18 Aug 2005, 12:47
TheKid Not necessarily the fans. If allow nap is checked... Fri 19 Aug 2005, 08:16
editbrain the noise is generated by the lack of power to the... Sun 21 Aug 2005, 00:08
Podfather I spoke to Apple ( again) and they agreed this sho... Mon 22 Aug 2005, 17:23
Podfather OKay - here is what the Apple service centre have ... Wed 24 Aug 2005, 16:15
Podfather Well I have taken the Mac home and it is still whi... Thu 25 Aug 2005, 07:51
editbrain i never settled for the nap fix. i kept taking my... Thu 25 Aug 2005, 18:07
Podfather editbrain, I certainly take your point about Apple... Mon 29 Aug 2005, 22:34
td3k Typically when a drive makes a high pitched 'w... Fri 12 Aug 2005, 13:33
Podfather thanks for the reply. have you any ideas why it on... Fri 12 Aug 2005, 13:41
gdoubleyou Because it's constanly being accessed and stre... Tue 16 Aug 2005, 19:14
ourmanflinty do any of the settings in 'hardware and driver... Wed 17 Aug 2005, 13:44
The Guitar God My old G3 did this. It eventually gave up the ghos... Wed 17 Aug 2005, 13:53
citypigeon are you sure its the drive? seems funny that reaso... Wed 17 Aug 2005, 14:01
ourmanflinty ah yes..it could be the fans spinning up to cope w... Thu 18 Aug 2005, 12:47
TheKid Not necessarily the fans. If allow nap is checked... Fri 19 Aug 2005, 08:16
editbrain the noise is generated by the lack of power to the... Sun 21 Aug 2005, 00:08
Podfather I spoke to Apple ( again) and they agreed this sho... Mon 22 Aug 2005, 17:23
Podfather OKay - here is what the Apple service centre have ... Wed 24 Aug 2005, 16:15
Podfather Well I have taken the Mac home and it is still whi... Thu 25 Aug 2005, 07:51
editbrain i never settled for the nap fix. i kept taking my... Thu 25 Aug 2005, 18:07
Podfather editbrain, I certainly take your point about Apple... Mon 29 Aug 2005, 22:34
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