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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: Candora on April 28, 2009, 05:08:12 PM

Title: Weird sound from my speakers
Post by: Candora on April 28, 2009, 05:08:12 PM

So eventually, my speakers will make a funny sound like they're being disconnected on and off continuously. I fear it's possible my sound card is overloading?

Title: Re: Weird sound from my speakers
Post by: patio on April 28, 2009, 07:46:58 PM

Possible...

Title: Re: Weird sound from my speakers
Post by: Kurtiskain on April 28, 2009, 10:25:54 PM

How are the speakers connected?

Powered from the wall or USB or from the card itself (some older HP computers used these cards)

What program are you using?

Is it only when you move the mouse or type?

Title: Re: Weird sound from my speakers
Post by: Candora on April 29, 2009, 04:53:23 PM

With a green headphone connection

From the wall

Program? Uh...while it happens? Right now it's IE, Firefox, Sony Sound Forge, and Windows Media Player.

The mouse may have moved by itself. But the sound seems to come on when I do nothing =/ just leave it on and it does it

Title: Re: Weird sound from my speakers
Post by: Karnac on April 29, 2009, 05:04:03 PM

Check for problems in device manager, disable the sound card and reboot. Windows will reinstall them and maybe things are back to normal.

Title: Re: Weird sound from my speakers
Post by: FlashDriveDT on May 05, 2009, 03:54:12 PM

Could there be other electronic appliances interfering? I know cell phones can cause weird sounds and noises on speakers, even when they're off. I guess it has to do with EMF.

Title: Re: Weird sound from my speakers
Post by: Kurtiskain on May 05, 2009, 10:15:22 PM

Quote from: Karnac on April 29, 2009, 05:04:03 PM

Check for problems in device manager, disable the sound card and reboot. Windows will reinstall them and maybe things are back to normal.

Check for problems in device manager, UNINSTALL the sound card and reboot. Windows will reinstall them and maybe things are back to normal.

Title: Re: Weird sound from my speakers
Post by: Karnac on May 05, 2009, 10:18:45 PM

Quote from: Kurtiskain on May 05, 2009, 10:15:22 PM

Check for problems in device manager, UNINSTALL the sound card and reboot. Windows will reinstall them and maybe things are back to normal.

Thanks Kurtis.....

Title: Re: Weird sound from my speakers
Post by: cengbrecht on May 05, 2009, 10:20:12 PM

Quote from: Candora on April 28, 2009, 05:08:12 PM

So eventually, my speakers will make a funny sound like they're being disconnected on and off continuously. I fear it's possible my sound card is overloading?

I have a similar problem with my current speakers.
What I have found, and I learned this from a friend who is computer illiterate...
Sometimes your power cord going to your speakers is either dirty or damaged in some manner and you get the exact same problems.

Try checking or moving the power cord.
If it makes the sounds that you are hearing normally, then you have your culprit.
Otherwise, feel free to try the methods they have suggested above.

Title: Re: Weird sound from my speakers
Post by: Kurtiskain on May 05, 2009, 10:22:34 PM

Quote from: cengbrecht on May 05, 2009, 10:20:12 PM

I have a similar problem with my current speakers.
What I have found, and I learned this from a friend who is computer illiterate...
Sometimes your power cord going to your speakers is either dirty or damaged in some manner and you get the exact same problems.

Try checking or moving the power cord.
If it makes the sounds that you are hearing normally, then you have your culprit.
Otherwise, feel free to try the methods they have suggested above.

This is actually very likely in deed.

It could be the actual speaker power cord, or it could be another on the same line

Title: Re: Weird sound from my speakers
Post by: Kurtiskain on May 05, 2009, 10:27:59 PM

No probs :) sorry if it seemed 'poncy'