Owners of Apple MacBook Pro notebooks with 7200rpm 500GB hard drives have been crabby for months of clicking sounds followed by temporary stalling. According to Apple, a fix is in the works.
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“We are aware of the matter and are working on a software update,” Apple envoy Bill Evans, told CNET News on Monday. He gave no time border for the release of the software update.
People have been coverage that they hear a beep from the computer soon before the hard drive clicks and then the computer stops responding. The computer is unresponsive for 10 seconds or so and then begins to work usually again.
The hard drive issue does not need the user to force-reboot the computer, which would cause any unsaved work to be lost. Simply waiting out the unresponsive system apparently works every time.
There doesn’t appear to be any precise task that triggers the hard drive to enter its insensitive state. Users on Apple’s support forums are reporting that it seems to be completely random and doesn’t matter where they are or what they are doing when it happens.
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