Re: A background rumble appears in a sound from microphone in Sound blaster Live.

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From: Bob I
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:53

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nobody > wrote:

> Bob I wrote:
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>>>> I would doubt that a BIOS setting would have an effect on this. Since
>>>> the hum is being picked up in the microphone circuitry and being
>>>> amplified, increasing the mike volume increases the sounds. You might
>>>> try moving the sound card to a different motherboard slot to see if
>>>> there is any reduction in the hum by moving it further away from some
>>>> component.- Hide quoted text -
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>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Bob I for your suggestion!
>>> I installed the sound cards to different slots. This did not help.
>>> Best regards,
>>> Dima
>>>
>>
>> Then it would seem that the motherboard would be the problem. Is there 
>> perhaps any "swollen" or leaking capacitors on the motherboard.
> 
> 
> 
> Has anyone considered a bad AC outlet ground?
> 
> Also, I've lost track of the REAL symptoms. Does the microphone output 
> hum or do the headphones hum just because the mic is plugged in?

Yes the headphones hum when the mic is plugged in and not muted.

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