On closer listening, I think the sound is the hard drive making this high pitched sound. When I shut down the iMac, the sound sounds like something spinning down. Could this the beginning of the end of the hard drive? I have never had a hard drive crash before.
On Nov 25, 7:51 pm, Wolfman <[email protected]> wrote: > I have this G3 400 MHz iMac slot load computer. I paid a few bucks > for it and I made the mistake of meeting the seller and not actually > seeing the computer run but I was assured it was OK. I have had lots > of iMacs but I have never heard one with such a loud buzzing noise > that appears to be coming from the back of the machine. Bad CRT or > power supply? I have no real what idea what is going on. It boots up > fine and I can see all the files so I am pretty sure it is not the > hard drive making this noise. Any ideas? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
