Buzzing and crackling noise

aputech

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Oct 8, 2011
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Hello, aputech here. About 4 days ago, I was playing music on my Aspire 7551 laptop and noticed a buzzing/crackling noise suddenly and intermittently coming from the speakers. Not sure of the cause, I put on a set of headphones, and after 10 minutes the noise reoccurred . This noise seems to occur during hdd activity, when the hdd light is flashing, but not *each* time the hdd drive light flashes. What could cause that to happen? Could it be a sound card problem? Anyone ever hear of a similar problem? I'd appreciate your feedback on this if you would be so kind.

aputech