Re: snoring memory while computer idles

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Although I could see it in the visualizer, I couldn't hear anything even
with the headphones and volume turned all the way up. Weird.

Dunno if you ever told us...what kind of sound card do you have?

Dana Cline - MVP

"Steve Miller" <misterblues39@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Ow33ZN#dFHA.1456@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I uploaded a recorded .wav file of what the noise is like. Did someone had
> this before?
>
> The file is here.
>
> http://www.mdcc-fun.de/rhythm.university/noisy.ram/
>
> Maybe you could lidten to that and post a comment. Thank you all in
advance.
>
> Steve
>
>
> "Steve Miller" <misterblues39@xxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:%23NgCb10dFHA.2736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Thanks for your help. But here all is fine with the hardware. When I get
> > back to the keyboard all
> > is normal again. This noise stops.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > "Dana Cline - MVP" <dcline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> > news:%23Fzwzw0dFHA.3184@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>I can't wait to hear what someone comes up with. I had a similar noise
on
> >>my
> >> XP Pro SP2 box that sounded similar to the crack/pop from old analog
> >> albums,
> >> very intermittent. However, now I get no sound at all so I wonder if
> >> maybe
> >> my sound card died. Haven't had time to troubleshoot it.
> >>
> >> Dana Cline - MVP
> >>
> >> "Steve Miller" <misterblues39@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:eAdxAeodFHA.2984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> Hello!
> >>>
> >>> At first I want to thank you for your responses saying as I get this
> >>> right
> >>> it is not caused
> >>> by Windows. So my trust into the software that I love was is not
shaken,
> >> and
> >>> this was
> >>> very important to me when I noticed this flaw also making video files
> >>> running jerky.
> >>>
> >>> It is first come as I installed XP. It is not any piece of hardware
> >> because
> >>> anything is ok
> >>> till the computer is in idle. As long as using the keyboard, typing,
> >> nothing
> >>> without the 'nor-
> >>> mal' sounds are audible. The fans in the power supply and on the cpu I
> >> have
> >>> had rep-
> >>> placed by others that are running silent. They running silent but the
> >>> way
> >>> they do is a bit
> >>> hard as I think but I had not got others here round town.
> >>>
> >>> The noise but that I reporting is first in the memory when the
computer
> >>> idles, the keyboard
> >>> wasn't touched about a minute or two. Than it starts and first
> >>> disappears
> >>> when the computer
> >>> is in use again. Could this been being caused by an virus that is on
the
> >>> hard drive.
> >>>
> >>> I by the way plan to get me a second hard disk but would like to know
> >>> who
> >> is
> >>> making this
> >>> noise.
> >>>
> >>> Thank's again!
> >>>
> >>> Steve
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Andy Casper" <AndyCasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im
> >> Newsbeitrag
> >>> news:BFAC8391-2B0A-4AA0-A59D-A9E302D75B06@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> > That type of a sound can often be a dying fan. They tend to vibrate
> >> alot.
> >>> > Check out the power supply fan, cpu and any others you might have.
> >>> >
> >>> > Andy
> >>> >
> >>> > "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >> Sounds more like a sound card problem than a memory
problem...memory
> >>> >> by
> >>> >> itself doesn't make any noise. Now, if you're talking about the
hard
> >> disk
> >>> >> making noise, pop the top of your computer off and make sure all
the
> >>> >> mounting screws are tight. If your hard drive still makes noise
then
> >>> >> maybe
> >>> >> it's about to fail.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Dana Cline - MVP
> >>> >>
> >>> >> "Steve Miller" <misterblues39@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >>> >> news:OO3ZvLidFHA.1288@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> >> > Hello all!
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > I run Windows XP Media Center on my computer. It is being on
since
> >>> >> > June/6
> >>> >> > this year. What I now do experience is a
> >>> >> > noisy memory when the computer is in idle. It sounds as if
someone
> >>> >> > would
> >>> >> > snore in it.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Thank's all;
> >>> >> > Steve
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > -------
> >>> >> > Vacuum was when the volume of the O - room was bigger
> >>> >> > than the volume of the mass of it's particles.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > See my threads or those I have replied to.
> >>> >> > http://209.25.203.234/search.php?s=
> >>> >> > _go to the Url and type Misterblues in the search by user name
> >>> >> > field
> >> up
> >>> >> > right
> >>> >> > _press Perform Search
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > The wikipedia.org home.
> >>> >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Steve_Miller
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > My personal webspace.
> >>> >> > http://www.mdcc.de/rhythm.university/
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>


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