Macbook beeping

Resolved macbook hardware problem.. the machine kept beeping randomly. In the video it beeps at 3 seconds and 28 seconds in this video. It was the hard drive. Backed it up and a couple days later it died. Apple replaced quickly.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Macbook
• Apple
• problem
• beep
• mac
• book

[keneblayon45344]

Oh crap, my old Gateway laptop makes this same sound! Though it isn't mine anymore, it's my mom's now, but she doesn't use it because it's slow as ass, but it's been beeping this exact same way for 2+ years. Since it has been beeping like this, it's been really super slow, even after a reformat. It takes it 2 hours to open Firefox, the whole time the HD is reading something. Also, it couldn't find the OS more than once but hasn't happened for a long time. Is the HD about to die anyways?

[stases]

yes it is dying. replace it. of course you can probably buy a new computer for the same price as repairing the disk.

[patpost70]

hi, mate i have exact the same beeping, are you sure it was only the HD?

[stases]

yes replaced the HD and it's been fine since.

[stases]

thanks it was indeed the hard drive.. I backed it up and a couple days later it died. Apple replaced it quickly.

[GodOfPlague]

I just bought a macbook and amongst other things I'm ticked about. A thousand dollars and no SD card the Hell Steve The Hell. Anyway mine has been beeping since I took it out of the box.

[planefreak3]

the hdd is dying quixdote

[y35n00b5]

when it beeps....do a diagnosis, Macs are PC's (except the OS of course)....this goes for everyone here who reads this

[quixdote]

im having the same problem.. THAT BEEPING IS DRIVING ME MADDD!!!!!!

[dhill00]

I have also been having this same problem. My Macbook has an aftermarket HDD in it that I got from OWC. It seems to be working fine and I have had the beeping thing happening for several month. I guess I'll keep backing up regularly replace it if it goes out.

[writtenXonmyheart]

mh computer does that. lol