MacBook Pro Late 2008: Fixing Loud Trackpad Click Noise

[Rubr1k]

It's it a.... REALLY... bad idea to put combustible paper under a battery that gets really hot?

[gillie8319]

sheesh. dumbest idea ive seen.

[stashdash]

lol ghetto!!!!! who would wanna do this?

[Renkosteenbeek]

Very creative.

[oastorgamartinez]

just adjust the screw on the trackpad

youtube.com/watch?v=IuYO0I-DY8­4

[Robyn923b]

Isn't this covered by applecare?

[MsBleuOrchid]

So solution: 1: Click on most left upper Apple Icon

2: on 4th: System Preferences (very useful, i suggest everyone should go through this, for new Mac or been a while not using Mac users :)

Click on it

3: On 2nd Row, Hardware, 6th row, look for Trackpad.

Click on it.

4: On Left Box, under One Finger

Check on box: Tap on Click

Now, use tap instead of Super Noise "Click"

Waaaalaaaaa, the noise dsappeared!

wishing you a beautiful day and Happy 4th of July!

[MsBleuOrchid]

Not sure if this apply to the older MacBook Pro. I just got my new one yesterday and also found this loud trackpad clicking noise, which drove me completely nut! So i called the apple Tech Support and found this solution: :) Hope it help:

[Robyn923b]

@MsBleuOrchid

What's the solution???

[Luverov]

it might not start a fire but it will definitely get all of that fine Kleenex dust all up in your shit... So I'd say yeah totally do it.

[YinHoNg]

Is there a solution for late 2009 models, where you can't remove the battery?

[MsBleuOrchid]

@YinHoNg check for my solution i just posted here :)

[donanlun]

clever!

[dushanf]

FIRE!!! ARGHHHH!!!

[Icetarget]

Hi, after seeing your video I found an easyer solution. Go to System Panel --> Trackpad --> under "one finger" select "touch for a click". So know you can tap every where on the trackpad it works also for the double click. Hope it helps someone.

[martaboutchma]

better/safer solution is to press down on trackpad and slide to the left, the clicking disappears, seriously

[bartsphotoss]

kick ass sound what is the name if it

[mcdudly00]

omg it wont burn up there no oxygen in there!~

[Andrewterrorist]

Haha, cool neat idea. I love how the rest of these people are all like THE MACBOOK WILL START A FIRE! IT'LL BURN THE HOUSE DOWN!! IT'LL CREATE A NUCLEAR EXPLOSION!! Calm down you rats, the computer wont heat up in that area to even WARM the little tissues. This is a GREAT idea and will do it when I get my Macbook Aluminum :)

[mada0581]

why don't you just find a screw driver that fits that screw and tighten it. thats what a friend of mine did to his 17" mbp and it Helps. i don't think adding the paper to it isn't the smartest thing to do imo. the battery gives off some heat when its charging.

[eltreb]

thanks this actually really helped me. There was a strange clicking noise under my trackpad which was really bugging me because I thought something was underneath it, turns out it was just loose but I tightened it up using the head of a nail because thats all i could fit in that shape! My trackpad is also a lot quieter now so thanks for posting this comment!!!

[samgamje01]

Perhaps they didn't bother to invent a paper that doesn't burn at 223C°;

[fattail95]

The temperature of the laptop will simply not be high enough at all to start a fire! So why dont you guys think before you comment - and stop flaming this guy!

[Jamz006]

i wonder if it's gone on fire yet

[dovid916]

bwahaha

this is a good way to turn your mbp into a hotplate.

instead of doing that, use some of those rubber feet that you can find at any hardware store. they are the perfect size and its what i use. it also doesn't pose (as much) of a fire hazard. x]

[souljaboyinthehood]

DO that and the next thing you'll burn your ass

[xXxDevonKxXx]

thats not a fire hazard (sarcasm)

[scottidee]

how many FIRES have you started ?

[hugh4765]

hahaha you are the epitome of a dumb reliable apple customer hahaha

[adamgomori90]

REALLY BAD IDEA!

[gigabit86]

451F? wtf? are you kidding me? man u need to think and read before you make videos

[pittypat85]

its allso how to start a fire.

[phammybly]

i really hope none of you do this. there is a much better way that actually solves the problem. there is a screw on the underside of the trackpad, it has three sides.. if you turn that a little bit clockwise the amount of space it takes to register a click will be reduced, thus making it quieter and easier to press. ill post a video soon, go to my profile to see the real way to do this

[cbtcafe]

Great suggestion. I've been annoyed with the loud clicking and your tip worked great.

[MinimeDrummerBoi]

This is kinda of a bad idea. The battery of the MBP can get very hot at times and burn the tissue papers away. In addition, filaments from the tissue paper might get inside & even into fans which will add up over time and cause cooling problems.

The best way is just going to your system preferences and set it to tap one click, its not that hard.

[Ianmundo]

look just use tap-touch clicking, it's like clicking but for ninjas.

[willmatttad]

be very careful i have a aluminum macbook not pro but the battery does get hot u might have a fire danger and the loud trackpad does not bother me a bit

[Jclz95]

i thought this would be more techniqical but no jut stuff a few tissues , careful battery is very hot a can burn away

[Kostmeek]

wow that was the quietest 5 star rating i ever gave anyone on my macbook pro! nice idea... by the way, i've been reading some of these comments i think you are all paranoid, it works and the tissue does not burn!!! fffs

[aussie11589]

talk about a fxckin ghetto rigged macbook

[Ianmundo]

I use tap-touch, so much classier!

[RealMusicGenius]

I kno right

[kernkraft404]

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[kernkraft404]

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And the title is: Attack Decay Sustain Release, by Simian Mobile Disco

[kernkraft404]

There must be a better material to reach the same effect, some foamy plastic, for example.

We've got a 2.53 GHz unibody MacBook Pro and a 2.4GHz unibody Macbook. The MacBook I am using now is my third in a row. The reason I will return this one too has nothing to do with the clicking. The keyboard is misaligned.

Apple recommended me removing the grey rubber piece between the battery and the cover, because the cover wasn't flush. I think this paper trick would make this even worse.

Tap tap!

[junkauge]

oh thats not a good idea at all~

don't like the noise of the click? just use the tap to click option~ honestly.

[snapdragon69]

Just adjust the adjuster screw! You berks! No more click and a lighter action without toilet roll.

[paulpppart]

Have you tried using a raw flame retardant lining instead? Over the course of three days I haven't yet had it combust which was an issue a couple of times when I used paper.

[MobileHDD]

Why should this paper burn lol? Its under the trackpad which isnt near the cpu and gpu. CPU and GPU are on the top and trackpad on the bottom. Bottom never gets hot. Even at the top its never hotter then 100 C.

[MadBoyAstro]

100C is crazy hot! My MacBook Pro (santa rosa, 2.2ghz) usually only goes up to 65C at most, and 70ish C if I'm doing something that's heat producing. And I consider that hot. Normally, it runs at 49C thanks to 10.5.5. I can't imagine a MBP running at 100C, that's a real mac killer.

[MobileHDD]

Do you play with your MBP? Cause gaming is the best heatproducer... my unibody MBP running with 80-90C while gaming.

[MadBoyAstro]

I don't play games with it, but I have run Windows on it before, and rendering in FCE causes quite a bit of heat. I think the highest it ever went before was while installing windows, it was 80s to 90s. I put it on my air purifier at that point.

[Ameeran5]

I'm scared about this, should i do it?

[medhus84]

be careful about fires!! seriously...not the best idea!

[kockgunner]

Why do fixing Apple's trackpads always require paper :P

[iMacwizzo]

ye thats great but watch out because all that paper and a battery and you got yourself a nice polycarbonate fire

[dinasaur2]

I wouldn't be messing about with a Macbook Pro like you have -

[sriwathr]

oh common..All laptops have this click sound..this is common...

some people are so crazy with their new macbooks..

[ipodgrey]

yes is truth

[AMHK]

May be Apple could provide its customers an unflammable tissue ... ?

I wish they can fix the noise problem very soon!

[Maux4200]

dude, that sucks for you, take to apple, it must still be under warranty...

[jaren80]

Step 0: get a tripod. Your wobbly filming is making me seasick.

[AibalBlog]

uhh you might be pregnant.

[Rubr1k]

@jaren80 Lol, it was bad but it wasn't horrible, still okay quality.

[andyschannel17]

That's a fire waiting to happen..

[pillow135]

My thoughts exactly.

[AibalBlog]

How would the paper catch on fire? If your battery/laptop exceeds 451 degrees, you have bigger problems to worry about.

[pillow135]

Is that safe? Putting tissue paper in close proximity to the battery; which can give off a lot of heat under prolonged use? Whatever floats your boat lol. The trackpad on my new macbook pro isn't loud at all. I wonder if it is hit and miss with these new unibody platforms.

[daft990]

I think you can turn that little screw on the bottom of the trackpad a quarter to the right and it will become less noisy.

[lurence]

awesome! this will come in handy...