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MacBook Pro (Mid 2009): Multiple noises from the optical disc drive on startup or waking from sleep

by Hayden on July 2, 2009

macbook-pro Occasionally, you may hear the optical disc drives produce an unusual series of noises when the computer starts up or is woken up from sleep. Here is the fix.

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