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    Strange sound in my Dell Studio 1535

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by avimaxair, Dec 4, 2008.

  1. avimaxair

    avimaxair Newbie

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    Hi everybody,4 months ago I´ve bought a Dell Studio 1535 and I changed the standar Windows Vista version for a Wndows Xp version´cause I prefered that one,I also put new audio drivers I found on the Internet. My problem is that these days I´ve detected an strange sound in my speakers,every 1 min aproximately,it´s such an interference,I don´t know really why, I´d like someone could give any advice about how to solve this problem´cause it´s a little bit frustating listen it every moment....thank you all :).I hope someone could help me
     
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    atbnet Notebook Prophet

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    Some people have reported that turning off the A band of Wifi reduces interference in their speakers. Have you tried using headphones to see if you get the same interference every minute?
     
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    avimaxair Newbie

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    Yes,I´ve done that many times,but the problem is still there.What do you mean with "turning off the A band of my Wifi? how do you do that? maybe I´ll have others problems if I do that??,explain me it better please,thank you for your help :D
     
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    Try this out:

    To disable 802.11a:

    1. Start -> Control Panel -> Device Manager
    2. Expand 'Network Adapters'
    3. Right-click on your wireless adapter and select 'Properties'
    4. Go to the 'Advanced' tab
    5. Select 'Disable Bands'
    6. Pick 'Disable 802.11a'
    7. Click Apply'