re: MacBook Pro creaking noise

[rainblack11]

damn it it seems so common and i diff not have the problem since i bought this mac on April till yesterday, i dunno how it breaks my heart. that amount of cash you pay gives you this at the end of the day

[henlij]

@rainblack11 I "fixed" mine by using the tape method. Just remove the back cover and place a small piece of tape on the back of the case to prevent the grounding spring contacts from touching the case. Should we have to do this?? No. Could it cause a problem with the laptop down the road? Maybe. After a few months of that sound though, I just wanted it to go away!

[rainblack11]

@henlij i dont wanna like fix it yet because mine is still under warranty. hope my laptop is gonna be alright for the next few years. its my first apple, and i don want it to like fail on me.

[jpcwa74]

Excuse me, the spring clips on the grounding bar that is making contact with the case. Its not the touchpad. My bad.

[jpcwa74]

touchpad is loose.

[ginoshemesh]

fix!! I swear no spam -- /watch?v=0uuhLyxKjRo

[yannjref]

also driving me crazy, problem seems wide spread

[TommyT0814]

mine does this too! IT DRIVES ME NUTS!!!

[ThexDoctorsxLie]

SO weird! That's part of why they use aluminum, not plastic. I'm on a PC right now and it creaks any time I rest my wrist and it drives me NUTS. I hope you get it fixed.

[Jessykuh]

MINE DOES THIS TOO! UGHHHH it drives me crazy! I got a brand new one and then it started doing the same thing too!

[theincredibleschalk]

same here, it sucks! Apple, do something!

[Medech2012]

Here is a quick way to fix this issue /watch?v=0uuhLyxKjRo

[mnya818]

i just found a very simple solution without having to remove the metal grounding piece from under the cover. Simple unscrew the MPB and screw each screw back on however not as tightly as they had been before. What this does is it doesn't allow the back plate to fully touch the metal grounding piece inside and so it doesnt scrape against the metal. Try it several times until it works, I made sure this is an alternative fix with my own MBP 17. (bottom 3 screws under the trackpad most important)

[henlij]

@manuel, no, I haven't fixed it yet and I haven't had a chance to check out the article rkolomis mentioned.

[GDabbe]

@henlij Henliij, you press on the machine, its sounds like my HP computer when i press it there. and its the machine inside. so you cant just press on the computer and say: Its sounds weird!! omfg! ...

[manuelbonino74]

Same noise at here with my MB Pro. Did you solve it?

[rkolomis]

If you are looking for a FIX please see this article on tenonedesign called fix-your-macbook-pro-like-a-ch­amp it's caused by a grounding connector! Hope that helps ya!

[phorn007]

mine does the same, driving me batshit crazy

[ropguitar1]

i noticed this problem too, i took the bottom case off and found its coming from a small part right under the ram, when I removed this part the noise was gone, but it seems like the 2 metal heads on the part provide a spring back for the bottom casing so I put it back in, it doesnt seem to be an issue, just an annoying creaky part. I would like to figure out a way to fix it without removing the part, apple said theyd replace my computer but i feel all of them have the issue

[toothmassacre]

its the spring underneath the cover...iv seen a good couple of machines that do simliar when pressing the bottom cover.

[jaredtkatz]

please, for the love of god, HOW DO I FIX THIS??

[henlij]

@jaredtkatz yeah, it is just an awful sound. I haven't brought mine into the store yet as we are about 90 miles away from the nearest one. Until then....

[jaredtkatz]

@henlij damn that sucks, there are two within 15 minutes of my house. i guess i'll stop by

[henlij]

@jaredtkatz if/when you do, let us know. I'll do the same. :-)

[ZyphyrOfTheWinds]

I have the same model and mine does the exact same thing.