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    Compaq Presario CQ56-148CA - Audio buzzing

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ableTekkin, Jan 17, 2011.

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    ableTekkin Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys new here,

    Just bought this laptop and I use it a lot for music production (ableton live). Problem is when I have the headphone jack hooked up to speakers via auxilliary cable I get intermittent loud chainsaw-like buzzing when the CPU is under load. (AKA loading samples, a video, etc.)

    It happens no matter whats playing (youtube, media player, ableton live). For example I was streaming a song on youtube and I just clicked my start button.... even the task of loading the start menu caused a short buzzing noise. I updated the drivers off the HP website but I'm still having this problem, any suggestions?
     
    ableTekkin, Jan 17, 2011
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    ableTekkin Notebook Enthusiast

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    Still haven't found a solution to this... considering returning the laptop.

    Also... it buzzes when I use headphones aswell. Its definetly only under CPU/Hard drive load.. not sure which one.
     
    ableTekkin, Jan 21, 2011
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    Do you hear the buzzing through the laptop's internal speakers?
     
    ::2dFx::, Jan 25, 2011
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