Safari makes a weird sound...
Not really sure if this is a hardware of software issue, but...
whenever I'm using secure sites with Safari (example, bank account or credit card pages), I'm noticing this weird shrieking sound that my Powerbook (12") is making as Safari is loading the page... it's not a particularly loud sound, like I wouldn't notice it if I have music on, but in a quiet room it's noticeable... and it definitely doesn't make these noises when browsing normal pages
any ideas/thoughts? i know, it's a very nitpicky thing but i'm just wondering if anyone else has heard of this
whenever I'm using secure sites with Safari (example, bank account or credit card pages), I'm noticing this weird shrieking sound that my Powerbook (12") is making as Safari is loading the page... it's not a particularly loud sound, like I wouldn't notice it if I have music on, but in a quiet room it's noticeable... and it definitely doesn't make these noises when browsing normal pages
any ideas/thoughts? i know, it's a very nitpicky thing but i'm just wondering if anyone else has heard of this
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Or, as usual, try repairing permissions.
I don't think it's set to have an alert sound when i go into a secure site... and I'm not sure how you set that anyway. But I would think that this sound would occur when I first browse into a secure site. These sounds occur as I'm navigating the secure site and as Safari is loading pages...
Permissions can be fixed in Disk First Aid using /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app though I'm not sure how that would help.
Don't take this the wrong way... this isn't a complaint at all, just something I noticed and trying to figure out what's going on, cause it does seem strange...
i would guess it's the same thing for you.
just for kicks, try loading a completely static webpage.
then load a page with a changing banner ad. see if you hear the noise both times or not. or try scrolling etc. anything that uses the GPU.
example #1 my original thread
On a related note, how much RAM do you have? The less RAM you have, the more the system will hit the hard drive for virtual memory (which will both make the system slower and will grind the hard drive as it is constantly accessing).
i don't know...try submitting a bug to apple if they get enough maybe theyll look into it!
chris
Plus, this noise doesn't happen when I scroll pages whether I'm at a secure site or not. It only happens when the pages are loading at the secure site. I haven't heard this same noise as I'm scrolling a window, ever.
WHY? I haven't the faintest. So far as we know, it isn't dangerous.
glad to know i'm not nuts