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    M50Vn Screechy Sound

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by bluedevil, Jan 24, 2011.

  1. bluedevil

    bluedevil Newbie

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    Hi all.

    I've dealt with a screechy and distorted sound coming from my laptop for sometime and it appears to be getting worse. Muting the sound will stop the noise, but it doesn't appear to be a Windows only problem as I hear it shortly after start up (or wake up) as the machine boots up. I've uninstalled and reinstalled windows a couple times over the past couple years with little affect.

    The one thing I have noticed is that the noise starts more consistently when the machine is hot.. for example: near a forced hot air vent in the house.


    Any suggestions on how to get rid of this?
     
    bluedevil, Jan 24, 2011
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  2. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    You may have a hardware problem. If you mute your line-in or microphone does the screeching sound go away? I was thinking it could be feedback from mic gain until you said it happens at bootup.

    It could be worth a shot to try a linux livecd like ubuntu and play with the mixer there. If you have this problem there too it's more evidence of a hardware problem.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Jan 24, 2011
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