Re: mouse -> clicks heard on speaker [SOLVED]
On Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 11:49:49AM +1100, Matthew Dalton wrote:
> will trillich wrote:
> >
> > <hardware newbie>
> > whenever i move my mouse -- for every single pixel (or every
> > mouse pointer redraw) -- i hear a small 'click' through my
> > speakers. this happens on both console (alt-ctl-f[1-6]) and in X
> > displays...
> >
> > any ideas? what further information could i provide?
> > </hardware newbie>
>
> What happens if you move your sound card further away from the cpu in
> your box?
now THAT's an interesting suggestion!
just for fun, i moved the speaker OFF of the mouse cable, and
voila, no more tick/buzz! it WAS electromagnetic induction.
whodathunkit?
after a bit of tinkering, i realized (after the fact) that most
of the noise was from the one speaker near/on the mouse cord.
<blush>heh, heh.</blush>
i'm feeling much better, now.
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