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I haven't re-installed windows yet, but it did stop getting garbled after i did the power management reset and RAM swap before i put the new drive in. I was already thinking of getting an SSD and a sled to keep the 500GB in there as storage in the optical bay (i do a lot of photo/video stuff)

So we tried my HDD in his machine, and it ran just as poorly. So i have another HDD in there and installing all my stuff again. I think that was the issue, it already runs way better.

He has two minions that follow him around, both are named pat. They will be doing the work for us! Kidding lol, I'm typing around 2 disassembled laptops and what ever other unfinished projects i have on my desk lol But thanks for the help! I'll report back.

My buddy thinks its the HDD ribbon cable, they seem to fail a lot (he's an apple hardware tech) so he will swing by tomorrow with some spare pats and we'll see what happens.

The garbled chime only happens when I tell windows to reboot, shutting down and powering on its fine. It does not happen at all with OSX restarts or power downs. BUT! Get this... I still had no sound in OSX, but i booted into windows to see how it was running there performance wise. Both...

Something new i noticed: The tick box for "show volume in menu bar" was unchecked. When i tried to check it, it kinda wigged out and pinwheeled while checking and unchecking it self, a blank spot showed up in the menu bar where it usually is, then eventually showed the volume control, but it s...

Battery in this machine is next to new, only a few dozen cycles on it, lasts 6ish hours. I just reseated the ram and HDD connections and performed the power management reset. I still have no sound in OSX, but it does chime on power on. So far it seems to feel quicker, but it might be a placebo...

Output is set to internal speakers. As i stated in my original post i have perfectly working sound in Win 7, and the garbled distorted chime only happens in the above situation i described.

Hello, EDIT OOPS! I meant 2009, not 2008 I run both 10.8 and Win 7 on my 2009 15" MBP. I am experiencing some really bad performance issues as well as a new audio issue that started just yesterday. I will try and explain them as best as i can. Performance: -Takes ages to boot both OSX and...