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    Latitude D420 "whine"

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Kiltox, Nov 22, 2007.

  1. Kiltox

    Kiltox Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a Latitude D420 now with the 1.2ghz Core Duo ULV processor (not Core2)

    It makes a strange noise when I turn the wifi off, I suppose it's best described as a whine but it's not really. Doesn't go away unless I turn the wifi back on.

    Anyone got any ideas what's up here?
     
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    OK - it's coming from the bluetooth card, definitely (the hardware switch turns both on/off by default but I can turn them on selectively too)

    What's the impact on battery like when running bluetooth all of the time? (if I can't find a solution to this problem)
     
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