Noise question

[Tragic Goddess]

I have a Dell and it seems to pick up random transmissions. What I mean by this, is it will make static, humming noises whenever a plane flies over, traffic goes by on the road or somebody's Nextel bleeps or before the phone rings. This weird hum crackle noise is not always present. Just when something disturbs the "force". I have turned my speakers off and the volume to mute on the computer but it still occurs. Any input from you various wise computer sages?

 

[danceintherain]

I have a Dell and it seems to pick up random transmissions. What I mean by this, is it will make static, humming noises whenever a plane flies over, traffic goes by on the road or somebody's Nextel bleeps or before the phone rings. This weird hum crackle noise is not always present. Just when something disturbs the "force". I have turned my speakers off and the volume to mute on the computer but it still occurs. Any input from you various wise computer sages?

Sounds like a question to ask Rack'm and goggleboy

 

[itsbob]

How are you connecting to the internet? DSL?

Are you wireless??

 

[mainman]

When was the last time you replaced your fan?

 

[aps45819]

electric motors all generate an electromagnetic field and your laptop could be picking these up.
Might be a bad ground cnnection allowing this. Does it do it both running off the batttery and while plugged in? If only while plugged in does it do it only when plugged in at certain places, i.e. at work but not at home. To pick up interference from a plane would require a decent antenna such as the wiring in a building.

If it's new and does this while running off battery power, take it back.

 

[desertrat]

I have a Dell and it seems to pick up random transmissions. What I mean by this, is it will make static, humming noises whenever a plane flies over, traffic goes by on the road or somebody's Nextel bleeps or before the phone rings. This weird hum crackle noise is not always present. Just when something disturbs the "force". I have turned my speakers off and the volume to mute on the computer but it still occurs. Any input from you various wise computer sages?

Do you, by any chance, have a talking watch?

 

[Tragic Goddess]

electric motors all generate an electromagnetic field and your laptop could be picking these up.
Might be a bad ground cnnection allowing this. Does it do it both running off the batttery and while plugged in? If only while plugged in does it do it only when plugged in at certain places, i.e. at work but not at home. To pick up interference from a plane would require a decent antenna such as the wiring in a building.

If it's new and does this while running off battery power, take it back.

It only does it at work, and when I am plugged in to the monitor set up they have here. You think it could be the plugs/cables?

 

[Bustem' Down]

It only does it at work, and when I am plugged in to the monitor set up they have here. You think it could be the plugs/cables?

Sounds like aps is right and it's an issue with a bad ground. Have your IT guy check it out and have a phone ready to show him an example.

 

[Tragic Goddess]

Sounds like aps is right and it's an issue with a bad ground. Have your IT guy check it out and have a phone ready to show him an example.

Thank you. I hate calling our IT guys. They scare me.

 

[Bustem' Down]

Thank you. I hate calling our IT guys. They scare me.

They're nerds, you can beat them up.

 

[Tragic Goddess]

They're nerds, you can beat them up.

I think I have watched one to many scary movie where the serial killer was the quiet nerdy guy.

 

[itsbob]

If you've ever watched "Revenge of the Nerds" you'd know violence, crime and murder are NOT what we spend our time thinking of..

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

I have a Dell and it seems to pick up random transmissions. What I mean by this, is it will make static, humming noises whenever a plane flies over, traffic goes by on the road or somebody's Nextel bleeps or before the phone rings. This weird hum crackle noise is not always present. Just when something disturbs the "force". I have turned my speakers off and the volume to mute on the computer but it still occurs. Any input from you various wise computer sages?

This is normal - ESPICALLY with NEXTEL phones.

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

If you've ever watched "Revenge of the Nerds" you'd know violence, crime and murder are NOT what we spend our time thinking of..

: But you can easily kill somebody with a Lenovo keyboard...

 

[RadioPatrol]

Do you, by any chance, have a talking watch?

 

[RadioPatrol]

If you've ever watched "Revenge of the Nerds" you'd know violence, crime and murder are NOT what we spend our time thinking of..