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Re: background noise, driving me insane

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From: Scot Witt
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 00:00
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It could also be: florescent lighting fixtures, a nearby radio or TV
transmitter, a faulty electrical transformer. a faulty appliance or a host
of other rf-emitting sources, particularly if it's periodic. If you can
trace it, you can a. find and fix the faulty whatever, b. use coaxial cable
for your speaker leads or c. install ferrite beads on the output jacks of
the card and at the speaker connections, install a very good rf line filter
on the computer or

Robert Alcantara <alcantara_robert@hotmail.com> wrote in article
<33025A27.17B2@hotmail.com>...
> Larry Jansch wrote:
> > 
> > John D. Goulden wrote:
> > >
> > > > Can anybody help me I have a 486 DX 4 100 Ambra computer. It works
fine
> > > > except for the fact that from time to time I get a lot of static
sound
> > > > coming from my speakers. it is not my actual speakers that are the
> > > problem
> > > > because I changed them and i still get it. It is not all the time.
What
> > > to
> > > > do. Thanks in advance. Please post to me.
> > >
> > > Is your video card VLB and your sound card SB? There are some known
> > > conflicts between the older Sound Blaster cards and Vesa Local Bus
video
> > > cards...
> > >
> > If this is a SB-compatible card, you also might want to open the SB
> > Mixer panel and turn down the Microphone and Line In levels. My old SB
> > Pro buzzed like crazy unless the Line In level was turned all the way
> > down.
> > 
> > -Larry
> 
> Also, if you are running a DOS program (e.g. game) requiring SVGA
> support, your VESA driver may be really old.  Replacing it with a more
> current VESA driver may cure your problem.
> 
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From: "Scot Witt" <scotwitt@interaccess.com>
Subject: Re: background noise, driving me insane
Date: 1997/02/13
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