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    Apple MacBook Pro 2007 Edition dose it make CPU whine ?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by RO911, Aug 17, 2007.

  1. RO911

    RO911 Notebook Guru

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    Apple MacBook Pro 2007 Edition dose it make CPU whine ?
     
    RO911, Aug 17, 2007
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    What is a 2007 Edition? If you are referring to just the new Santa Rosa based Macbook Pros, then yes, it is likely that there is CPU whine, though I haven't heard many complaints about it. But it's really an Intel issue, and manufacturers everywhere are having to deal with it.
     
    Paul, Aug 17, 2007
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    I have heard some people say that theres was whinning but I think apple corrected the problem
     
    gridtalker, Aug 17, 2007
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    I don't hear anything like that with mine.
     
    Xander, Aug 17, 2007
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    I don't notice or hear any "whine" noise coming from the MBP... All I hear is me typing like mad on the keyboard. :D
     
    dbam987, Aug 17, 2007
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    nothing like that on mine .
     
    the caveman, Aug 17, 2007
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    Same here. I haven't heard a whine and don't look forward to one either!
     
    knp, Aug 17, 2007
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    No whine neither here. The only time I can hear something from the MBP is when reading a cd/dvd, but that's pretty normal.
     
    domyalex, Aug 17, 2007
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    the whine is there as much as any other PC manufacturer will have it. its all the same intel chips. it is there for some.
     
    tsunamifury, Aug 17, 2007
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    How is this in any way, shape or form an intel issue?

    CPUs can't 'whine'. ;)

    Why then, you ask, does the whine start/stop/change with cpu usage?

    Simple, as CPU usage changes, so do their power needs. The whine you are hearing is actually coming from the inductors (and sometimes capacitors) which make up the voltage regulation circuit for the CPU.

    And, to answer the question... My 15" 2.4 MBP has no noticeable whine other than from the HDD/fans. I'm also very sensitive to this sort of noise.
     
    KelchM, Aug 17, 2007
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    my brother's macbook pro doesn't make the whine
    i have noticed on my m1210 b4 that it only whines when it is running vista
    my brother has only tried osx and win xp on his mbp
     
    Jokkon, Aug 17, 2007
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