I can here my drives working through my speakers

[Thomasj]

I can here my DVD and hard drive through my speakers. When I watch a dvd it is very annoying. Im about a build a new pc and i would like know some steps to avoid this problem on the new one.

My current setup is

4600+ x2
1GB Kingston DDR2 PC6400
Western Digital SATA 250GB hard drive
LG all in one combo drive
Biostar NF61S-M2A SE Motherboard
OCZ powerstream 520 PSU
ASUS X1950 PRO

Im about to build

Intel E8400
GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4
HD 3870 512MB (X2 in Crossfire)
OCZ StealthXStream 600W
Transcend aXeRam 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1200
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 7200 RPM SATA
Lite-ON All in one combo drive

[satandole666]

I'm not sure what problem you are trying to describe, but maybe the upgrade in onboard sound will fix it.

I wouldn't worry about it to be honest but that's easy for me to say since I don't have to listen to it.

[aja]

Have you ever overclocked your current PC heavily? You could have damaged the onboard sound card - I have done this before.

Also, make sure the wall plug you are using is properly grounded.

And finally make sure that you route all hard drive cables far away from any power cables from the power supply.

EDIT: lame idea, but as always, reinstall drivers again and again

[Thomasj]

For instance I can here the hard drive searching and or writing, or the dvd spin up. Sounds like I can here the motor in the dvd drive through the speakers. I can even here when I scroll up or down on a page that im browsing.

[satandole666]

For instance I can here the hard drive searching and or writing, or the dvd spin up. Sounds like I can here the motor in the dvd drive through the speakers. I can even here when I scroll up or down on a page that im browsing.

Seems like a dumb question in my head but I should ask it anyway.

Can you hear these noises just as clearly when your speakers are turned off?

In other words, are your speakers amplifying the sound or just replicating it?

[Thomasj]

Well I can hear the sounds with them off too but thats normal. Obviouisly you can here the hard drive and dvd drive working from in the case. The louder you turn up the volume the louder it gets. I especially notice it in the rears when watchinga movie. During a silent part in the movie you can hear it right behind your head. I would decribe the sound as an ultra fast ticking. Imagine ticks so fast it sounds like a steady noise. I will be selling off the parts to this pc so im not worried about fixing it. I just want to prevent it in the new one. Maybe its the onboard audio of the MB.

[aja]

Try different speakers, like headphones

[Brando]

Do you have a mic? Make sure to mute the output in volume control so you won't hear what your mic hears. Sounds exactly like what I experienced after I installed my mic the first time.

[tom10167]

When I read the subject my first thought was "there is a short or a ground issue somewhere."

A bad OC could probably translate to this.

[Mpegger]

Or a poorly isolated/insulated audio circuit. I remember once having a regular FM radio tuned to 100.1MHz, and put it right next to my 486DX4 100MHz. I could hear very clearly my pc at work, crunching numbers here, accessing the hard drive there. Was it clear as day? No, lots of static in the background. But you can make out the constant and consistent rises and falls, garbles, and other noises which coincided with certain activity (ie, loading up a program from the hard drive).

I'd blame it more on just a old onboard sound card finally being affected by the EMI from surrounding equipment, or as Tom said, a bad ground somewhere.

[Ben333]

And finally make sure that you route all hard drive cables far away from any power cables from the power supply.

Uhh... I usually tape these wires together as part of my wire management. Why shouldn't they touch? You sure your not thinking of network cables?

[aja]

Uhh... I usually tape these wires together as part of my wire management. Why shouldn't they touch? You sure your not thinking of network cables?

Nah, I was just thinking maybe there is an unshielded cable somewhere...

I also tape them together...

[Jeepson33s]

go get a cheap sound card and see if its your onboard. they can be had for less than 10 bucks

[EmAn]

It is because of the overclock (i have the same issue) just get a soundcard for a pci slot and you will be good!

[kyleboy77]

I have had this issue before. It is caused by having the analog audio cables on the cdrom drives connected to the sound card. Unplug them and it will go away.