RAM (or possibly something else) noise?
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
Anton Afanasyev wrote:
but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant.
Do you find yourself panting with your tongue out, have a wet nose, and the enviable ability to lick your own........ ......g'night folks!! Up again in a little over 5 hours.
"More functions should disregard input values and just return 12. It would make life easier." - comment posted on WTF
"This time yesterday, I still had 24 hours to meet the deadline I've just missed today."
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Anton Afanasyev wrote:
but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant.
Do you find yourself panting with your tongue out, have a wet nose, and the enviable ability to lick your own........ ......g'night folks!! Up again in a little over 5 hours.
"More functions should disregard input values and just return 12. It would make life easier." - comment posted on WTF
"This time yesterday, I still had 24 hours to meet the deadline I've just missed today."
Dude, you should seriously consider sleeping more....
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Anton Afanasyev wrote:
but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant.
Do you find yourself panting with your tongue out, have a wet nose, and the enviable ability to lick your own........ ......g'night folks!! Up again in a little over 5 hours.
"More functions should disregard input values and just return 12. It would make life easier." - comment posted on WTF
"This time yesterday, I still had 24 hours to meet the deadline I've just missed today."
Malcolm Smart wrote:
Do you find yourself panting with your tongue out, have a wet nose, and the enviable ability to lick your own........
Actually I too hear beyond "average" human hearing, I also have a hole in a couple of frequencies. We all hear and see differently, so really you can only compare averages.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Malcolm Smart wrote:
Do you find yourself panting with your tongue out, have a wet nose, and the enviable ability to lick your own........
Actually I too hear beyond "average" human hearing, I also have a hole in a couple of frequencies. We all hear and see differently, so really you can only compare averages.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
El Corazon wrote:
Actually I too hear beyond "average" human hearing
Dunno what your range is, but for me, TVs are a pain to be near when they show nothing on the screen...even to the point where I had to ask one of my teachers in school to turn the TV off, as there was a powerpoint streaming to it, and it was annoying. It was hard to explain to the teacher...... :/
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El Corazon wrote:
Actually I too hear beyond "average" human hearing
Dunno what your range is, but for me, TVs are a pain to be near when they show nothing on the screen...even to the point where I had to ask one of my teachers in school to turn the TV off, as there was a powerpoint streaming to it, and it was annoying. It was hard to explain to the teacher...... :/
Anton Afanasyev wrote:
TVs are a pain to be near when they show nothing on the screen...
yup, luckily in college I had an air force engineer with a busted ear-drum, his tube didn't give him any extended range, but it did vibrate at certain frequencies. It is easy to ignore one person complaining about a monitor causing intense pain, but two people on different sides of the room? no longer as easy to deny.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
Anton Afanasyev wrote:
Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks.
I have heard lots of noises coming from my computer, not anything like that. And certainly not for opening up notepad. You can do some experiments. Is it the white background? drag notepad small and see if the sound shrinks or goes away. maximize it full screen, does it get worse? outside of that you may have to open up the case and listen one day, find the component, from there maybe someone else can find it.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Anton Afanasyev wrote:
Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks.
I have heard lots of noises coming from my computer, not anything like that. And certainly not for opening up notepad. You can do some experiments. Is it the white background? drag notepad small and see if the sound shrinks or goes away. maximize it full screen, does it get worse? outside of that you may have to open up the case and listen one day, find the component, from there maybe someone else can find it.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Well, ive though about it already...took the case off, and its coming somewhere from...either RAM, video card, or the motherboard itself. Not exactly easy to isolate. Whats worse, is that the closer i listen to it(ie, bring my ear closer to each of these components), the less I can hear the sound. Ah well, I'll wait some time until maybe somebody has any other suggestions (doubt it though, a very broad/unanswerable question :/ ). Over the weekend I just might try removing RAM sticks one by one (i got 4..oh joy), see if that makes a difference. Then maybe swap the video card...ahh, sounds like a fun weekend away from code :laugh:
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
I've had a similar thing happen on older PCs. I put it down to electromagnetic emissions from the CPU/RAM/whatever being picked up by the circuitry driving the PC speaker, which amplifies it into that annoying buzzing noise. Try disconnecting your speaker and see if the noise goes away!
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
Anton Afanasyev wrote:
something inside my computer produces a noise
Step away from the computer. Slowly. And find a stick.
cheers, Chris Maunder
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
Mine does when I minimize/restore a window, but only if it does the animation. As norbie said, probably some graphics card electronics picking up other electronics garbage.
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
Yeah I had this happen before, I too hear those high pitched whines. I can walk through a neighborhood at night and tell every house that has a CRT type tv on just from that whining sound they make. It's likely your monitor, I have never heard it since I went to an LCD. I remember hearing it when I was doing specific things like opening a file or scrolling with the mouse wheel.
Modo vincis, modo vinceris.
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
Happens to me all the time. I found that the electrical paths on the motherboard for the audio card are near to the ones of my hard drive. Thus, I hear a high-pitched noise every time the hard drive is in use. As you, I just cover it up with music...
Luca
The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.
En Það Besta Sem Guð Hefur Skapað, Er Nýr Dagur. But the best thing God has created, is a New Day.
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
My Dell laptop makes a high-pitched whining noise when the wi-fi is turned on. The sound of that changes as I scroll, or move the mouse around. Really annoying! I've seen references to faulty capacitors when I've hunted for information about it, but since it's mostly used at work with a network cable I've never done anything about it.
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El Corazon wrote:
Actually I too hear beyond "average" human hearing
Dunno what your range is, but for me, TVs are a pain to be near when they show nothing on the screen...even to the point where I had to ask one of my teachers in school to turn the TV off, as there was a powerpoint streaming to it, and it was annoying. It was hard to explain to the teacher...... :/
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
Anton, do not panic! :) You are not alone :)) I do hear high-frequency sound sometimes when just scrolling text when most of cooling fans are running on low speed :) (I have LCD monitor, sound seems to be coming from motherboard). AFAIK such problems occur very frequently, my second (older) computer has even more 'loud' sound in some cases (and there was even thread on hardware forum for specific motherboard of those computer, many others suffered from it). Some notebooks have similar problems too. I believe that in most cases this sound is caused by circuits of motherboard powering CPU. Modern CPUs consume a lot of energy and exact amount of energy that is needed depends on task of CPU. Those rapid changes in power consumption may cause such noise in power circuit near CPU (some people believe it is caused by inductances vibrating, somebody even tried to fix it by superglue on most 'noisy' inductance :)) personally I'm not going to try to fix it this way, I'm just saying that there could be cases when hi-frequency sounds are caused mostly by one component on motherboard) I have found interesting study about such noises - Acoustic cryptanalysis (I hope it is not dedicated to 1st of April :))) ) - http://people.csail.mit.edu/tromer/acoustic/ It is about possibility to use such sound for cryptoanalysis, and they state that sound (interesting for their purpose) are usually higher than 10kHz (so 'high-frequency audible hiss' seems to be suitable for such sounds perfectly :) ). Igor.
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Just noticed this: while I'm in Notepad2, and i start typing stuff, something inside my computer produces a noise. A crackling/buzzing/frying/ANNOYING very high-pitched noise. Nobody else I've asked can hear it, but then again, there are many things that I can hear and people around me cant. Same thing happens when I scroll inside Notepad2. Now, whilst this doesnt happen outside of Notepad2, I dont think its an issue that is specific to this program alone, I think that something got messed up in my system. Anyone else has had this kind of noise? Any pointers? Thanks. /me puts on headphones and doubles the volume...
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Yeah, happened to me too some years ago, at an old PC. Have you tried using another monitor? Maybe if a friend has a new LCD one, you could give it a try, can't hurt...
I would suggest trying a new monitor too. I had a similar problem with "buzzing" noise caused by certain applications and mouse movement. Some type of frequency interference i think. New monitor worked for me. I also had a noise problem with an old laptop that i never figured out...perhaps it was just at the end of its life.