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    NX9420 - noisy line-out

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Hakro807, Jun 26, 2008.

  1. Hakro807

    Hakro807 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Good evening gentlemen!

    A few weeks ago I bought a used NX9420 in excellent condition. Anyhow, today for the first time I plugged in my headphones and discovered a fair amount of noise, in fact so much noise I would have returned the laptop at once had I bought it new. Is this amount of noise normal on the NX9420 or may my laptop have had its line-out jack maltreated by the previous owner?
     
    Hakro807, Jun 26, 2008
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  2. SL2

    SL2 Notebook Deity

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    Sorry for waking up this old thread, but mine is also noisy.
    It's a whining noise that I only can hear when the fan is spinning, but the noise varies with HDD seeks. Strange.
    I opened it and moved the USB/Audio daughterboard away from the HDD, but no luck.
    Pulling the fan plug was the only way to make it go away.

    Any solution for this? Well except for using a USB fan controller . .
     
    SL2, Feb 12, 2009
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