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5. After installing new hard drive, Yes do you still have drive noise? No 6. After removing hard drive, Yes verify if the system is still noisy. No 7. Install a known-good hard Yes drive and verify if the noise level is similar to user's hard drive. No Remove hard drive and start up from external drive to test fan noise. Go to step 6. Issue resolved. Fan noise or optical drive noise likely to be the cause. See ODD Noisy table and Fan failures/Thermal issues table. Go to step 7. Hard drive noise level is similar to a known-good drive and does not require replacement. Replace hard drive. Go to step H06 5. Optical Drive Won't Accept/Reject Media Unlikely cause: LCD, speakers, fan, camera, microphone Quick Check Symptom Quick Check Optical Drive Won't Accept/ Reject Media • Cannot insert a disc into the drive • Cannot eject a disc placed into the drive 1. Use Apple System Profiler ATA section to see if the optical drive appears. If not, see Optical Drive Not Recognized., 2. Restart computer and hold down mouse button or keyboard eject key to cycle optical drive. 3. Inspect optical drive slot for obstructions 2010-06-15 MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Symptom Charts - Mass Storage 83

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MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) Symptom Charts — Mass Storage
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2010-06-15
5.
After installing new hard drive,
do you still have drive noise?
Yes
Remove hard drive and start
up from external drive to test
fan noise.
Go to step 6.
No
Issue resolved.
6.
After removing hard drive,
verify if the system is still noisy.
Yes
Fan noise or optical drive
noise likely to be the cause.
See ODD Noisy table and Fan
failures/Thermal issues table.
No
Go to step 7.
7.
Install a known-good hard
drive and verify if the noise
level is similar to user’s hard
drive.
Yes
Hard drive noise level is
similar to a known-good
drive and does not require
replacement.
No
Replace hard drive. Go to step
5.
H06
Optical Drive Won’t Accept/Reject Media
Unlikely cause: LCD, speakers, fan, camera, microphone
Quick Check
Symptom
Quick Check
Optical Drive Won’t Accept/
Reject Media
Cannot insert a disc into the
drive
Cannot eject a disc placed into
the drive
1.
Use Apple System Profiler ATA section to see if
the optical drive appears.
If not, see Optical Drive
Not Recognized.,
2.
Restart computer and hold down mouse button
or keyboard eject key to cycle optical drive.
3.
Inspect optical drive slot for obstructions