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I'm not sure when it has been started to make clicking sounds randomly, but it has been bugging me a while. Any idea that what could be cause this problem?

I'm using MAC OS X 10.8.2 and late 2009 13 inches macbook pro.

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Is it just a single "click" sound every once in awhile, perhaps when you are moving the laptop? If so, it could be Apple's attempt at salvaging a drive from a drop (or just non-smooth motion) by locking the heads in the hdd so they don't hit the spinning platters. – cm2 Jan 14 at 21:46

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My guesses would be either the hard drive or the DVD drive. Your best bet is to have Apple take a look at it. You should make a genius bar appointment at the apple store nearest to you. Unfortunately if they find something wrong your machine is probably out of warranty, but at least you can get it diagnosed for free.

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I have a similar model and experienced the clicking sound too. Read this: http://6ixpassions.com/post/1095520847/fix-the-ticking-clicking-sound-in-your-macbook-pro

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