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    Ticking noises on my dv9500t

    Discussion in 'HP' started by iph03n1xi, Oct 24, 2007.

  1. iph03n1xi

    iph03n1xi Notebook Evangelist

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    Whenever I watch a movie or a video of some sort on my laptop, I always hear this ticking noise in the background. It ticks every few seconds and bugs me like crazy.

    What's making it tick? What's wrong?

    It also happens when I listen to music on my Samsung MP3 player.

    Help?
     
    iph03n1xi, Oct 24, 2007
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    it might be the HDD heads moving
    is it coming from the speakers or is it mechanical noise?
     
    timtravel42, Oct 24, 2007
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    It's not a "click" sound of the hard drives, but more of a "tick" sound from the speakers.

    Only happens when watching movies / videos or listening to music. As far as I can tell, not when playing games.
     
    iph03n1xi, Oct 24, 2007
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    i think thats interference
    click the sound icon in the system tray and click mixer
    then turn down the system sound and turn the sound of the video/music application up
     
    timtravel42, Oct 24, 2007
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    Tried it again with System Sound all the way down, and I still here the ticks...

    It sounds like the sounds when you press the QuickLanch buttons, if that helps.

    Seems to happen with footsteps? And other "thump"-ish noises I guess...I don't know.
     
    iph03n1xi, Oct 25, 2007
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    ......???!
     
    iph03n1xi, Oct 25, 2007
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    Anyone know?
     
    iph03n1xi, Oct 26, 2007
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    it sounds like loose hardware
    but you are saying its coming from the speakers?
     
    timtravel42, Oct 26, 2007
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