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    M6BNe power supply hum!

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by jbartuski, Jan 23, 2005.

  1. jbartuski

    jbartuski Notebook Enthusiast

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    My M6BNe exhibits nasty power supply hum when plugged into AC. You can't hear it through the laptop's internal speakers as they don't go down low enough in frequency (60 Hz), but plug in some nice headphones or external mixer/receiver/whatever and it's blatantly apparent. I've tried this at several different locations and, though the level varies somewhat, the hum comes back every time I plug in. The instant I unplug and go to battery it's dead, beautiful silence.

    I'm using the power supply that came with the unit from Star Tech, it's a Delta Electronics model ADP-65DB. Is this the same unit that all M6's come with? Maybe a few of you could a) doublecheck that this isn't happening on your machine, and b) get me the model number off your AC adapter.
     
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    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    I do have the same AC adapter... and I admit, there is a SLIGHT hum... but nothing too noticable.

    ASUS M6800Ne, P-M 1.5 Dothan, 512MB Ram, Tohiba Combo drive, Samsung Spinpoint M 40G HDD with 8M cache, Mobility Radeon 9700
     
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    I'm going to run to Radio Shack and see if this does the trick...

    http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=61-2720
     
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    BEAUTIFUL CLEAN GORGEOUS DEAD SILENCE!!!

    Best $3 I ever spent.
     
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    I see that you're quite satisfied with that product... LOL
    next time I'm at radio shack, I'll consider it [ :D]

    ASUS M6800Ne, P-M 1.5 Dothan, 512MB Ram, Tohiba Combo drive, Samsung Spinpoint M 40G HDD with 8M cache, Mobility Radeon 9700
     
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