Noise means a unwanted level of random interference added to a signal.
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Excessive CPU fan noise due to MS office 2013
My desktop computer was making too much noise.. I guess it was CPU fan because graphic card fan and case fan was normal.
I checked cpu usage in task manager and was so surprised that ...
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Why is computer making noise while gaming after installing new RAM?
I looked for an answer for my query on this site but couldn't find any. So here's my problem;
I'm running a core 2 duo @ 2.6ghz with an ATI 6450-1GB DDR3 on windows 7 32bit. I had 2 GB of memory and ...
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Clicking/Croaking Noise coming from computer
My laptop (a HP Compaq 6735s) is about 1 year old and has recently started making funny clicking/croaking noises. The noise happens a lot when I turn the laptop on and now and again while the computer ...
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Sony VAIO VGN-SZ240P Laptop Fan Control?
I have a VAIO VGN-SZ240P that I'm running WinXP SP3 on. In general it is a fine machine, but the cooling fan is quite loud. Does anybody know of a tool that I can use to view and manage the fan speed? ...
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Brother HL-2170W makes squeaking noise while printing or starting up
My Brother HL-2170W printer makes a squeaking noise when it is printing or when the print engine is starting up, such as when waking up from sleep or after closing the front cover. As far as I can ...
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Computer fan starting to make noises, can't unscrew the laptop. Got a solution?
Some bit of paper must have been swallowed into it. Some days no noises at all. Others days it goes on and off.
I can't get access to the fan, there seems to be glued plastic parts involved.
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What could cause a desktop power supply to “hiss”?
Some background to my problem: My city had a thunderstorm last Monday and when I woke up, I noticed my desktop was turned off. I powered it on. It would stay on for about 20 seconds and then shut off. ...
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Headset Buzzing when laptop power plugged in
I have a Thinkpad Edge E535 Laptop and a Logitech G35 headet. When I use the microphone to record stuff there is a small humming/buzzing sound in the background when the laptop is plugged in to AC. ...
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Rattling laptop fan after applying compressed air
I recently used a can of compressed air to clear my laptop's air vents from dust and other dirt that accumulated over time. While doing so, I did not hold the CPU fan in place in order to stop it from ...
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Can I remove fans from my system?
I can't tolerate any noise in my room at all. I want to remove all 4 fans I have in my system:
Processor Fan, Cabinet Fan, SMPS Fan, Graphics Card Fan
Can removing all these fans produce any fire ...
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How can I force an internal hard drive to power on or off when I want?
Obviously there are power management settings which Windows uses to determine when to power a hard drive off, and when to power it back on again. Powered down I assume doesn't mean absolute zero ...
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Static noise from speakers when computer is off
I have a rather old set of Creative speakers called Inspire 2.1 2400.
The original cable that connects them to the computer was of poor quality, and at some point I had to replace it. The original ...
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My computer is making a buzzing noise
I have this really annoying high pitched noise that comes from my computer no matter what. It does it while POSTing, while booting, while playing games, even while writing this question! It goes ...
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need to clean up audio noise using sox
What I am doing right now is recording audio from my mic using arecord and piping the raw output to VLC like so:
arecord -r 8000 - | vlc -vvv -
It works great, except the audio that is coming out ...
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Static noise from headphones
I have a static noise coming from my headphones when no music/noise is being played on the computer (running Windows 7).
I have tested with 3 pairs of headphones using Realtek High Definition Audio ...
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I have static noise in my speakers and headset
I have been having a problem with my computer where I am constantly getting static from the point I turn on my PC.
I have changed Towers, Hard Drives, added and removed a Sound Blaster Xtreme Sound ...
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If the DVI-D single link cable is buzzing quietly is it safe to use?
I am connecting a Raspberry Pi B to a Samsung SyncMaster 2333. The DVI-D single link to HDMI cable makes a quiet buzzing noise when connected to the monitor. Will this damage the monitor or raspberry ...
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Software-based Static in Speakers
I've been having this problem for quite a while and it's driving me crazy! There is a steady stream of static that comes out of my speakers whenever I play music or videos.
There's no static when ...
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How to use noise shaping
I came across some FFmpeg options for noise shaping
-dither_method <int> ....A. set dither method (from 0 to 71)
lipshitz ....A. select lipshitz noise shaping dither
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Static when metal USB plug touches my case, and other electrical problems
I have an aluminum PC case. Whenever the metal USB plug from my external drive contacts the front, I get crackling from my speakers, which are connected to an external USB soundcard. (This crackling ...
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Why do I hear static when I adjust the pcm volume control to above 80%?
Either on linux or mac when I adjust my pcm percentage to over 80% I begin to hear static during audio playback.
I have the asus p7p55-m motherboard which has the VIA VT1708S audio chipset ...
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Switched from DVI to HDMI, possible audio artifacts?
I'm using an ASUS VH236H monitor and an EVGA GeForce 570 GTX both of which are brand new. My monitor has an audio out port for speakers/headphones so I plugged in my headphones and made a random ...
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Static noise coming from my laptop
Replaced motherboard; speakers; put in an additional fan; but this did not stop the static noise. This was done by inhouse tech. support from Sony. If i turn my speakers mute; the sound is still ...
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WiFi Static Noise Through Speakers - N only
I replaced my G wifi card for an N card and now I have static through my Creative 4400 speakers.
Any idea how I can solve this without changing the speakers? Strange that the shielding works with G ...
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Strange noise when moving files
When I move files, a small 'noise' noise comes through my headphones or speakers. It only happens when moving files. Is there a reason why moving files causes this slight static? It only lasts for ...
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Any microphone testing program? [closed]
I have an idea of testing the microphone quality by playing sound of various frequency in the speaker and compare it with the recorded sound. It should be able to tell you the SNR at different ...
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600W vs 1200W PSU in terms of noise? [closed]
I've been wondering, if my system draws about 400W at peak, which PSU would be quieter? assuming both are from the same manufacturer using the same type of fan and cooling mechanism? My theory was the ...
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What are likely causes of this wifi signal noise that could be causing dropped connections?
Seeing a reverse sawtooth-shaped noise spike in OS X Wi-fi Diagnostics that is associated with wireless connection drops. My wireless router is old, so it might just be dying. It seems to be somewhat ...
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Audio recording background noise
For a long time time I've been trying to get rid of the background noise that appears in every audio recording I make with my computer. Tried different microphones, different sound setting, drivers.
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Extremely high pitched noise just came and went from my PC in the space of about 2-3 minutes
With my hearing I'm not totally sure but seemed to be coming from PSU/CPU area. Anyone know what would normally cause this temporary squealing? Gradually built up pitch and noise for about a minute ...
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Dell XPS 15 fan on, fan off, fan on, fan off because of NVIDIA Drivers
Many threads with exactly the same problem:
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/p/19371524/19848260.aspx
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In a laptop with both an SSD and a HDD, is it still worth it to pay for 7200 rpm rather than 5400 rpm? [closed]
I am getting a laptop (Gigabyte u2442f) with two drives: a 250 GB SSD I'll use for the filesystem root, and a 750 GB HDD I'll use for home/.
For the HDD, I have a choice between 5400 RPM and 7200 ...
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Is it possible for a faulty processor to cause audio static/noise?
I have a Core 2 Extreme processor I received from a friend and have set up an XBMC box using it. However, I constantly get audio static whenever playing any music or videos. Here is a video of the ...
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Heavy static with specific laptop + speaker combo
I just got a new ASUS laptop. Plugging it into a friend's stereo with a 3.5mm->RCA adapter, I got constant bursts of static drowning out the sound whenever it got a little bit of bass in it--say, an ...
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Why does my Gateway Laptop squeal when turned on?
My gateway NV78 laptop starts squealing as soon as it is turned on, not thru the speakers, and continues until Windows is booted up where upon it quits. It runs quiet until it is shutoff and rebooted ...
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What does it mean when the computer is repeating long beeps?
When I start my really old computer, it continuously and regularly emits long beeps- what does this mean?
intel brand motherboard, the copyright is 1996, really don't know much else about the ...
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PC hanging and resuming after tick sound
I'm running a PC with Windows 7 64-bit with the following specs:
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz (35 degrees celcius)
8,00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24)
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. ...
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Any way to disable specific CPU idle (Cx) states?
I just got a new Toshiba Tecra S11 notebook, which has a Core i5 520M CPU, and it appears to suffer from a well-known problem: a high pitched noise when the CPU is idle.
Googling around revealed that ...
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My computer makes a odd buzzing noise when chrome is open
I whenever I open google chrome or firefox on my pc I get a really annoying buzzing noise.
I've been trying to pinpoint the noise - I removed all hard drives and swapped them all for new ones. ...
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CPU (?) Clicking Sound During Resource-Intensive Tasks
I just bought a new computer (Lenovo Yoga 13, with integrated graphics and SSD).
Whenever I bring it out of sleep, or do something resource-intensive (such as heavy Photoshop work), I hear a scratchy ...
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LCD monitor flicker when connected to a laptop using VGA
I have a dual screen setup with two AOC e2450Sw monitors connected to a laptop. The laptop has one HDMI and one VGA output. When one of the monitors is connected using VGA, it flickers or displays ...
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Computer emits high pitched squeal
I'm making a new thread because I've gone through several diagnostic steps and still have not made any progress. The CPU is custom built by me, and several years old.
At startup and shutdown the ...
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Does a hybrid SSD + HDD laptop have a lower noise level than a pure HDD?
I read that SSD has a lower noise level than HDD because there is no spinning mechanical reader. However, if I have a hybrid laptop with SSD and HDD, will I notice any difference in overall noise ...
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How do I troubleshoot static noise in headphones connected to a computer that persists even after replacing the sound card?
I have an Asus P6T based system. I was using the on-board sound (plugging in Logitech X-230 2.1 analog speakers in the green "front speakers" 3.5mm analog output, then plugging in my headphones in ...
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Occasional scratching noise from computer while loading
Sometimes while loading something or “working”, I hear a loud scratching noise from the computer that last a second or two. It’s not frequent, but it kinda freaks me out when it does it. The computer ...
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Strange noise from my laptop when it is closed
I am fan of powerfull PCs with huge wide screen monitors but I have bought an laptop as gift to my parents.
This is the description:
"second-handed"
lenovo (and there is a sign "ThinkPad"
Intel ...
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How to oil SMPS fan?
The title of the question says it all.
The SMPS fan on my old P4 box is fairly noisy of late.
A. Should the fan be oiled?
B. What precautions should be taken?
C. Where should the oil be applied?
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Sony VAIO laptop Realtek High Definition Audio driver making buzzing sound
When I Skype or voice chat with anyone, using any voice chat program, they say they can a hear a ring or buzzing coming from my microphone. I sometimes can fix the ring by changing the settings in my ...
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graphics-card makes sound-card produce a buzzing sound
Recently I bought a new GPU: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, and after installing it I get a strange buzzing sound. It's not always there, just sometimes (mostly when I open some game, but sometimes also in ...
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Could it make sense to opt for a slower HDD? [closed]
I'm about to build a PC for the first time. I'm planning to use an SSD for the operating system / critical applications, and a HDD for the rest. One of the main things I plan to use the system for is ...
