- Apr 25, 2016
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Hi there!
I'm having a big problem with my computer lately and that's that it makes intermittent high-pitched frequency noises akin to really loud tinnitus, except instead of a constant tone, it's also got this scratching sound to it, like it's being distorted.
This didn't happen at all while my computer was running Kubuntu for a while, but it did happen when I ran Windows 10 on it before then, and it's back now that I did a clean re-install of Windows 10.
I know it's not the speakers, as they are disconnected from the computer and aren't plugged into any power sockets, and I'm actually able to trace the noise to the general area of the motherboard.
The challenge is that it's of a frequency that I, as a 24 year-old, am able to hear. My late 50s father cannot hear the sound, nor does it pick up on any microphones or telephones or anything that records audio, otherwise I would have shown a recording of it so you could hear.
The noise is incredibly obnoxious, and it goes without pause for up to 10-15 seconds, before there are sometimes 5-10 seconds of pause, and then it starts up again. And it repeats like that for up to 6 times in a row -- I've counted.
Then it can go hours or even days of perfect silence before it starts up again. It's really starting to bother me because the sound pierces into my head like a knife every time I hear it, and I am writhing in agony and blurred vision every time it occurs.
The computer I've got is an Acer Aspire TC-220.
I can't just ditch this computer anyway; my financial situation is too tight to simply replace it, and I need this computer for my work.
Has anyone ever encountered anything like this? What could cause the error, why would it be specific to Windows when Kubuntu ran just fine and without causing that noise? I need Windows for the programs I use, so sticking to Kubuntu is unfortunately not an option.
I know I'm fishing, but any ideas and suggestions would be most welcome!
EDIT: Some more information... I tried putting the computer in a different room and connecting it to my screen and peripherals using some pretty long cables, but the noise pierces through the walls pretty easily, even with the doors closed. In this small apartment, I have to step outside of the building for it to be muffled properly -- which as you might imagine makes actually using the computer quite difficult.
I'm having a big problem with my computer lately and that's that it makes intermittent high-pitched frequency noises akin to really loud tinnitus, except instead of a constant tone, it's also got this scratching sound to it, like it's being distorted.
This didn't happen at all while my computer was running Kubuntu for a while, but it did happen when I ran Windows 10 on it before then, and it's back now that I did a clean re-install of Windows 10.
I know it's not the speakers, as they are disconnected from the computer and aren't plugged into any power sockets, and I'm actually able to trace the noise to the general area of the motherboard.
The challenge is that it's of a frequency that I, as a 24 year-old, am able to hear. My late 50s father cannot hear the sound, nor does it pick up on any microphones or telephones or anything that records audio, otherwise I would have shown a recording of it so you could hear.
The noise is incredibly obnoxious, and it goes without pause for up to 10-15 seconds, before there are sometimes 5-10 seconds of pause, and then it starts up again. And it repeats like that for up to 6 times in a row -- I've counted.
Then it can go hours or even days of perfect silence before it starts up again. It's really starting to bother me because the sound pierces into my head like a knife every time I hear it, and I am writhing in agony and blurred vision every time it occurs.
The computer I've got is an Acer Aspire TC-220.
I can't just ditch this computer anyway; my financial situation is too tight to simply replace it, and I need this computer for my work.
Has anyone ever encountered anything like this? What could cause the error, why would it be specific to Windows when Kubuntu ran just fine and without causing that noise? I need Windows for the programs I use, so sticking to Kubuntu is unfortunately not an option.
I know I'm fishing, but any ideas and suggestions would be most welcome!
EDIT: Some more information... I tried putting the computer in a different room and connecting it to my screen and peripherals using some pretty long cables, but the noise pierces through the walls pretty easily, even with the doors closed. In this small apartment, I have to step outside of the building for it to be muffled properly -- which as you might imagine makes actually using the computer quite difficult.
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