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CD drive noise when in standby

post #1 of 5
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Whenever i wake my macbook from sleep, it makes a grinding-ish noise from the cd drive... this is normal, however now, when the mac is asleep with the lid closed, it makes that sound every minute or so as if it was coming out of sleep with the lid close (this has happened before) however when i open the lid, the comp is still asleep as far as i can tell. (this happens continually until i actually wake the computer from sleep)

Also , on another note, sometimes when i wake my mac from sleep, it makes a sound from the speakers about 3 seconds after opening the lid that sounds like paper ripping, it only lasts for about .75 seconds. but its annoying, and i fear it may be a sign of something wrong.
post #2 of 5
It's normal for it to make the noise, however, not while the computer is asleep.

When you put it to sleep now and it makes the noise watch the light or put it to sleep with the lid open and see what happens. It's possible something is waking it up.

If you have a Bluetooth mouse or other BT peripherals it might be wise to change the Bluetooth preferences so that BT isn't able to wake the computer.
post #3 of 5
Thread Starter 
well my neighbor recently blasted it with a supersoaker (ahhhh college life), maybe thats the culprit. it does not happen when the lid is open though, only when closed, no external devices are connected, nor any bluetooth... the light exhibits normal sleepy behavior (fading in and out), but when the noises start the light stays steady on.
post #4 of 5
I would take my computer and my roommate down to the nearest Apple store and make the roommate pay for repairs under threat of castration.
post #5 of 5
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well this was like 2 months ago, and it just started screwing up. He is an exchange student from Britain, however he did offer to replace it on the spot if it was malfunctioning.. but i dont think thats the issue.. i got the water out in about 4 seconds, so i hope that averted disaster
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