Apple Cube Mystery Sound

What is the mystery sound from this Apple Cube 500MHz?

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• apple
• cube
• mystery
• sound
• 500
• G4

[djdevil360]

it's ur HDD!

[djdevil360]

they dont have a fan!

[EricssonXL]

@wutzerface77 no i disc is halfway in

[wutzerface77]

you have a disc in your disc drive

[Hitzmasta2000]

mine don't sound like that!

[LaCosaNostra917]

HDD has bad heads, the loud "fan noise" is the disk spinning up to high RPMs, the clicking/clunky noise is the bad head. it keeps force restarting because the HDD system check fails and the system will not boot unless all system checks pass, i know this is an old video but i'm writing this for anyone else having similar issues with any Mac/PC.

[CharlesP2009]

If it's upgraded it might have a fan. Some processor upgrades and graphics cards made it necessary. Otherwise it's a noisy HD. I have an iMac G3 with an insanely noisy HD, once I replaced it the thing was absolutely silent except when using the optical drive.

[02500l]

@videoproducer100 Yes i know sorry xD It's actualy a heat sink what i saw and yes you are right lol

[videoproducer100]

@02500l - There is no fan, and that's why there is a vent on the bottom and a hole on the top. Apple designed some older macs, such as the Cube and iMac G3 with a convection-based cooling system, so they wouldn't be as noisy. The air goes in on the bottom and rises out through the top vent. I like the feature on my imac g3, as it means less noise.

[02500l]

@videoproducer100 It actualy have a fan a litlle one -.-* but yes that's the hard drive

[c4pt1n54n0]

@videoproducer100

ohhhhh ok i get it!!! but that still sounds like a fan

[videoproducer100]

These unites DO NOT have a fan, so don't say its a fan. It is the hard drive running. Old hard drives get noisier over time, so that is what this sound is.