Re: Disk noise in audio
- From: Stephen Gonedes <sgonedes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 00:28:14 -0400
Doug Laidlaw <doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
< I am running a Gigabyte motherboard with Mandriva 2008.1 and KDE. Using the
< onboard AC97 for sound. and external powered speakers.
< Sounds are audible in the speakers at low level which sound almost like
< instability, but which vary with hard disk activity. Muting the sound with
< Kmix stops the noise.
< Can I block these sounds with suppressors, or similar? I don't have any
< ferrite suppressors handy at the moment.
< Doug.
Check your mic inputs and plug them with a 6-32 stainless steal screw and 30
feet of enameled copper 30awg hooked up to a nine volt.
Just kidding. They do sell dead plugs and I would recommend one of them, but
some people like the feedback.
`hdparm -M' will allow you to adjust the acoustic settings of a `ide' hard
drive if the drive allows it. It is actually recommended for certain drives.
Also slowing down the CPU cycles if an option in your bios may help. If you
can slow down your disk drive - some will some won't.
I placed two sata drives on a cardboard box while makeing a quick backup
through vista and they made some loud ass noise. I thought I was tapping
morse code with a hammer (I suffer from paranoia).
Cardboard usually works. Place in between video card and rest of pci bus. It
gets hot so be careful. Removing excess fans and grounding the power
supply/chassis might work. Be careful removing fans from the CPU! If you got
that funky paste it may start ok, but I dunno how well your machine reacts
to overheating. It should shut down immediately.
Place the computer on cardboard.
Use cardboard for mounting the drives externally.
I actually chased out a funky sound with a variable speed fan several times.
I think that the excess noise was result of heat build up in the case. The
pc speaker may have added some feedback do to thermo-reactions. The fan may
have cooled her off a bit or just smoothed the current. Dunno. Plugging one
in while the machine was on worked. Mystery fan method #1.
I am not a professional. I just make lots of mistakes. Staying clear of the
ac line can help too and making sure you have air flowing from the power
supply with plenty of space. May mean dusting.
.
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