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Apple Mac mini manual Mechanical, Noise/Hum/Vibration

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Mechanical

Noise/Hum/Vibration

Quick Check

Symptoms

Quick Check

 

 

 

Noise/Hum/Vibration

1.

Verify that the vents on the bottom system are

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Buzzing noise

 

free of dust and other obstructions that might

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Rattling noise

 

inhibit proper airflow through the system. .

 

 

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Ticking noise

2.

Launch Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.

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Squeaking noise

 

Determine whether an application or process is

 

 

 

consuming a high percentage of CPU bandwidth.

 

 

 

CPU intensive applications can cause the fans

 

 

 

to run fast in order to maintain the proper

 

 

 

internal system temperatures. If needed, quit the

 

 

 

application or restart the system to resolve the

 

 

 

issue.

 

 

3.

Play sound sample at loud and soft volume

 

 

 

levels to determine if the noise is caused by the

 

 

 

speaker or the amplifier circuit. Jump to ‘Distorted

 

 

 

sound from built-in speaker’ symptom flow for

 

 

 

additional information.

 

 

 

 

2010-08-03

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Mac mini specifications

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