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Old 05-09-2008, 06:13 PM   #1
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my 3 months old laptop (Fujetsu Semens Amilo Pi 2540) is making cracky sound coming form the HDD .. and another sound I dont know how to describe it (but this one appear whne the heat is on .. so I guess its from the fan) .. is that normal ? I use laptop much because all my study , work and gaming on it .. in addition , the heat ... how I can say its too hot for the laptop ? I can feel the keyboard and touch pad warm ... is that ok ? how do I decide if its hot or not ? I cant see any thing pointing to that on the BIOS ... any programs ? suggestions ? its new and Im new laptop user .. seeking for advices ..

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It's normal for the keyboard and touchpad to get warm. Does it ever just suddenly shut down for no apparent reason?

As for the HD noise, it may be failing, it might not. You can run a HD diagnostic from the Ultimate Boot CD to make sure: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
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I don't mean to hijack this thread, but would the ultimatebootcd work to check a Mac's hd? It should, shouldn't it?
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If it is running an Intel processor, then it might. Pre-Intel, definitely not. I don't know enough about Macs to say for sure though.
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If this helps with the question, it's a bootable CD that uses Linux.
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Old 05-13-2008, 11:07 PM   #7
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Ok, thanks guys. I'm trying to figure out how to self diagnose / repair my Mac (if that makes any sense), so I'll give anything a shot. It's an Intel Macbook.

If I have any more questions I'll make a new thread, so back to the original questions.
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It's normal for the keyboard and touchpad to get warm. Does it ever just suddenly shut down for no apparent reason?

As for the HD noise, it may be failing, it might not. You can run a HD diagnostic from the Ultimate Boot CD to make sure: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

I didnt try that program yet .. but no there is no sudden shutdown .. just that cracky sound from HD and another weird sound not sure where does it come ...

btw .. if I found that HDD has failed or bad sectors .. can I fix them ? of course from the hardware side its not possible .. so , is there a software ? and how do I prevent that !
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Hard drives cannot be repaired. If it has bad sectors it must be replaced. This is what a warranty is for.
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