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x61 speaker whine when I wave my hand
x61 speaker whine when I wave my hand
Hello all,
I have seen quite a few posts about noises from various machines but could not find comments on this problem.
I get a high frequency whine from the front speaker when my hand is over the keyboard specifically on the red mouse stick. I can make the sound go away by muting the speaker or taking my hand away from the keyboard. What is going on???
thanks,
Bruce
I have seen quite a few posts about noises from various machines but could not find comments on this problem.
I get a high frequency whine from the front speaker when my hand is over the keyboard specifically on the red mouse stick. I can make the sound go away by muting the speaker or taking my hand away from the keyboard. What is going on???
thanks,
Bruce
P1 I7 8850H Gen1 32GB Quadro P1000 3840X2160 (CAD machine) , X280 (music machine), W520 FHD Quadro 2000M, Yoga 2 10 inch W10, (3)T450S 8GB 256 GBSSD FHD, touchscreen, backlit keyboard, X230T 8GB IPS 256GB SSD
Re: x61 speaker whine when I wave my hand
It's the aliens... ...RUN...brucehe wrote: What is going on???
All jokes aside, I've got to give it to you: never have I heard of such a thing, and no, I don't have a reasonable explanation.
Good luck.
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Cheers,
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Abused daily: T520, X200s
PMs requesting personal tech support will be ignored.
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Re: x61 speaker whine when I wave my hand
It seems like some form of electromagnetic interference (like some AM/FM radios getting wonky when you get close to it).
It might be two things inside the laptop making contact (or almost making contact) when you put your finger on the
Trackpoint.
It's all speculation though.
It might be two things inside the laptop making contact (or almost making contact) when you put your finger on the
Trackpoint.
It's all speculation though.
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Re: x61 speaker whine when I wave my hand
You have one of these new watches that take your temperature, measure your heart beat, count your steps, and attract new girlfriends all the time?
They are bound to send some weird/wrong signals...
They are bound to send some weird/wrong signals...
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Re: x61 speaker whine when I wave my hand
Just a wild guess - perhaps it is some kind of "feedback" you get between a microphone and a speaker with your hand acting a defector; can you turn off the mike?
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Re: x61 speaker whine when I wave my hand
^ +1
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Re: x61 speaker whine when I wave my hand
First thing I did was to set the mike to zero. I can't replicate the whine today but I am guessing I will be able to soon. As soon as I think this sound has gone away it comes back.
It probably is aliens...
Bruce
It probably is aliens...
Bruce
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Re: x61 speaker whine when I wave my hand
Are you moving the microphone slider down to the lowest setting or are you using the mute option? My guess is that you are sliding the microphone volume level down to the lowest setting and then later on, you are accessing a program / utility that has a pre-programmed level for the microphone. If / when the noise comes back, immediately check the Volume Control panel. If the slider has moved, then I would use the mute checkbox to turn it off.
Ray Kawakami
X22 X24 X31 X41 X41T X60 X60s X61 X61s X200 X200s X300 X301 Z60m Z61t Z61p 560 560Z 600 600E 600X T21 T22 T23 T41 T60p T410 T420 T520 W500 W520 R50 A21p A22p A31 A31p
NOTE: All links to PC-Doctor software hosted by me are dead. Files removed 8/28/12 by manufacturer's demand.
X22 X24 X31 X41 X41T X60 X60s X61 X61s X200 X200s X300 X301 Z60m Z61t Z61p 560 560Z 600 600E 600X T21 T22 T23 T41 T60p T410 T420 T520 W500 W520 R50 A21p A22p A31 A31p
NOTE: All links to PC-Doctor software hosted by me are dead. Files removed 8/28/12 by manufacturer's demand.
Re: x61 speaker whine when I wave my hand
I thought I had muted the microphone but maybe as Ray mentioned an application turned it back on. I muted it again and it got rid of the feedback. So, I am almost positive microphone feedback is the issue. It is very interesting how you can change the sound level with your hand position. It is also very interesting that I never had this happen before with this machine. Maybe the microphone mute was always on. I will post any further symptoms. BTW this is running W7 64 bit.
Thanks,
Bruce
Thanks,
Bruce
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