NEXCOMPAC Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 I have a custom build with a gigabite mobo and pentium 4. After putting the computer though a stress, the internal case speaker starts to make a pulsating faint hum that is less than apealing. Any idea if it is in conj. with the os or the mobo? Seeing that its a case fan, wich is used primarily for diag. purpose, I think more so the mobo or memory?? Any help would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 It's definitely hardware-related. You should be able to disable the case speaker in the BIOS - does this change anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEXCOMPAC Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Well, I guess I could always just unplug the speaker, however, that doesn't answer what is causing the "whinning". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 It could very well (and most likely) be that the speaker has just gone bad and is shorting. Either that or it's picking up magnetic fields... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Is everything OK in the event viewer and device manager? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 The system speaker will not show up in Device Manager or Event Viewer.As scuzzman says, it is likely defective. Disable it in the BIOS, or unplug it. If you want a system speaker, you can purchase a new one. They are extremely cheap.Remember, the system speaker is like any normal speaker. Any magnetic interferance can and will cause noises. You should also check to see if the speaker has blown out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Do the speaker cables pass through the ferrite ring? (normally supplied with the case,which all the other case cables should go through aswel. If not pass the cables trough the ring and see if that helps.Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 The system speaker will not show up in Device Manager or Event Viewer.Ahhh! but things causing the speaker to malfunction may well appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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