Hi all,

I enjoy this site and find it extremely informative. I recieved my 5G ipod about 3 weeks ago and have loved every minute of it :) Unfortunatley today i heard a sound being emited from the ipod itself when the hard drive spins. It is a small "click" heard upon changing albums, going between videos, whenever i load a playlist, etc... followed by 2-6 seconds of a slight scratching, "static", crackling sound only heard when i place my ear to the back of the ipod. This crackling sound is emited in short 1 second bursts, then subsides, the starts again. I dont recall ever hearing anything like it in the past few weeks. The only thing that i think I may have done to mess it up was to apply the Martin Fields screen (which is very excellent btw - and purchased based on this forum's recommedations ) in a slightly steamy bathroom. I'm no idiot, it wasnt anywhere near dripping wet in there,, so could a little steam have caused this??

Now the "click" is much more audible then the crackling, but neither is really THAT bothersome,,, since i cant hear it without my earphones and playback is still the same. Are these noises completely normal and i just havent heard them b/c i'm usually wearing earphones?

Am i paranoid? I swear it used to be completely silent, except that little vibration upon H/D spinning (which is replaced now by the weird noises + spinning). What would you guys do?? The more i listen to it the weirder it sounds. argg. Also, I swear it seems to take a split second longer to load songs sometimes now, is this just the obsessive worrying talking??

Anyway, i just wanted to run this past you guys first.

Thanks in advance
Shobo

BTW - The audio still sounds terrific, so no problems there