guys i got a strange one for ya!

james.miller · 09-28-02, 04:01 PM

well it goes like this.
There is a strange squeak from my psu when i move my mouse. honestly. it is worst when i use the scroll wheels. WTF is going on?

CyberFed · 09-28-02, 04:54 PM

ROFL, i have never heard of that in my life did you check the psu for any live mice? hehe

james.miller · 09-28-02, 04:58 PM

yeah no mice.well, no live ones lol.
i just dont know why the heck its doing it!

mdcomp · 09-28-02, 05:00 PM

That sounds very strange. I have never heard of anything like that before. Are you sure the squeak is coming from your psu?? I may just be your mouse making a funny noise or your mousepad.

james.miller · 09-28-02, 05:03 PM

i first thought it was the scroll wheel being just a little dirty, but you can also hear it faintly when you actually move the mouse.i put my ear on the side if the psu and its definatly coming from there

hc1001 · 09-28-02, 06:08 PM

does it also do it on heavy loads? i had a problem with heavy loads and a high pitch noise......like if i have prime95 running it will make the noise. it was actually the HSF i think(alpha pal 8942) i just reseated everything and no more noise.

larva · 09-28-02, 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by james.miller
well it goes like this.
There is a strange squeak from my psu when i move my mouse. honestly. it is worst when i use the scroll wheels. WTF is going on?

It is indeed the power supply. Switching power supplies switch at very high frequencies, producing a magnetic field that also oscillates at very high frequency. The oscillation of the magnetic field may produce a oscillation in physical components such as transformer cores, toroidal legs, or even the sheet metal case with harmonics that fall whithin the audible spectrum. Moving the mouse changes the graphics card's current draw, as the cursor has been hardware accelerated for many years now. This change in load on the power supply (or any other, for that matter) can invoke the exact conditions that produce the noise you are hearing.

mavkam · 09-28-02, 11:45 PM

WOW! Now THATS a Reply!!!

RangerJoe · 09-29-02, 01:53 AM

yes, i would have to say thats one of the best desccriptions of a problem ive seen in nearly a year of me being here...you have your answer though...

james.miller · 09-29-02, 03:55 AM

thankyou larva.
i knew i wasnt hearing things!
BTW it also happens when i use the keyboard lol

grunjee · 09-29-02, 05:45 AM

This is the funniest thing I've read all week...

FunkDaMonkMan · 09-29-02, 03:47 PM

lol!!! That is halarious.

Maybe if you took a case fan or soemthing off of that PSU, it would go away.

walaka7 · 09-29-02, 10:31 PM

WOW well stated larva.

and true that gets the funny award for this week LOL

james.miller · 09-30-02, 12:15 PM

yeeees! i like awards. its strange - i only really noticed it whit the side off. with it on, its not audioble.

i doubt its the fan cause i removed that lol

CompFX · 09-30-02, 04:24 PM

Get a bigger PSU. Increasing the wattage will reduce the load on the PSU, and therefore it will reduce the noise.

james.miller · 09-30-02, 04:27 PM

are you mad? its a sparkle 235watter! powering a via c3 based system!!! which can run on as little as 150watts!!!!!!!!!!!

ARE YOU MAD??????????
hehe

Penguin4x4 · 09-30-02, 04:38 PM

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Originally posted by larva

It is indeed the power supply. Switching power supplies switch at very high frequencies, producing a magnetic field that also oscillates at very high frequency. The oscillation of the magnetic field may produce a oscillation in physical components such as transformer cores, toroidal legs, or even the sheet metal case with harmonics that fall whithin the audible spectrum. Moving the mouse changes the graphics card's current draw, as the cursor has been hardware accelerated for many years now. This change in load on the power supply (or any other, for that matter) can invoke the exact conditions that produce the noise you are hearing.

Sounds about right...

Hmm, no switching power suplly for me then, LOL.

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Originally posted by CompFX
Get a bigger PSU. Increasing the wattage will reduce the load on the PSU, and therefore it will reduce the noise.

I got my Gateway 2000 rig in my sig running off the 145W PSU that came with it originally. Smoother 'an ****,

Granted, any sort of "good" OC is impossible, but oh well,

CrystalMethod · 09-30-02, 06:48 PM

Might be that you're PSU is on it's way out, and the 5V draw from your mouse is causing a one of the components to emit the noise.

CompFX · 09-30-02, 06:57 PM

well from what i read above, or at least conceaved it, it sounds like you are over taxing your PSU. So first thought is get rid of some stuff that is not needed. But who wants to give up goodies. Second thought, bigger PSU.

I had a gateway 2000. Origionaly came with a 90 Watt supply. It hummed and moaned alot (not the fan) So I bumped it up to a 400watt. Dosnt miss a beat.

I just replaced my 150 Watt PSU in this machine with a 350 because of all the mods and fans LED's and drives. It looks more like a boxed UFO at night than a computer, but it is really nice. But I think the electric bill is gunna kill me for i leave my machine on 24/7.

TheFrag · 09-30-02, 07:45 PM

whenver i scroll the scrol wheel on the mouse, my speakers give off a short high pitched near silence sound..........

09-28-02, 04:01 PM	Thread Starter #1
james.miller Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dunstable, uk	guys i got a strange one for ya! well it goes like this. There is a strange squeak from my psu when i move my mouse. honestly. it is worst when i use the scroll wheels. WTF is going on? __________________ The HTPC E2160 @ 2.7ghz \| Thermaltake The Orb cooler \| Asus p5w-dh \| 4Gb DDR-II pc6400\| 1.00Tb of WD AAKS storage \| Asus Xonar D2\| 360 HD-DVD drive Pioneer bd204 bluray sata drive \| Corsair HX620w PSU \| *BFG GeForce 8800GTX* \| Silverstone SST-LC17b \| 22" dell e228wfp \| 40" 1080p SONY 40w2000 ONKYO TX-SR805 \| bi-amped mission m71i fronts \| eltax center & bipolar rears 2x 12" custom built subwoofers powered by a denon pma-100m \| PS3 with linux and a 250gb 3.5" internal drive \| Nintendo wii
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09-28-02, 04:54 PM	#2
CyberFed Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Orlando Florida UCF Alumni! C/0 2005 Computer Engineering	ROFL, i have never heard of that in my life did you check the psu for any live mice? hehe __________________ I couldn't begin to list my computer specs here..I work as a systems engineer for NASA just imagine the toys I get to play with.. :)
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09-28-02, 04:58 PM	Thread Starter #3
james.miller Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dunstable, uk	yeah no mice.well, no live ones lol. i just dont know why the heck its doing it! __________________ The HTPC E2160 @ 2.7ghz \| Thermaltake The Orb cooler \| Asus p5w-dh \| 4Gb DDR-II pc6400\| 1.00Tb of WD AAKS storage \| Asus Xonar D2\| 360 HD-DVD drive Pioneer bd204 bluray sata drive \| Corsair HX620w PSU \| *BFG GeForce 8800GTX* \| Silverstone SST-LC17b \| 22" dell e228wfp \| 40" 1080p SONY 40w2000 ONKYO TX-SR805 \| bi-amped mission m71i fronts \| eltax center & bipolar rears 2x 12" custom built subwoofers powered by a denon pma-100m \| PS3 with linux and a 250gb 3.5" internal drive \| Nintendo wii
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09-28-02, 05:00 PM	#4
mdcomp Classic Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New Jersey	That sounds very strange. I have never heard of anything like that before. Are you sure the squeak is coming from your psu?? I may just be your mouse making a funny noise or your mousepad. __________________ Become a fan on Facebook! \| Help improve overclockers.com! Get involved! \| Follow us on Twitter! Which Moderator should I message if I have a problem? Take Your Posts to the Next Level Heatware
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09-28-02, 05:03 PM	Thread Starter #5
james.miller Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dunstable, uk	i first thought it was the scroll wheel being just a little dirty, but you can also hear it faintly when you actually move the mouse.i put my ear on the side if the psu and its definatly coming from there __________________ The HTPC E2160 @ 2.7ghz \| Thermaltake The Orb cooler \| Asus p5w-dh \| 4Gb DDR-II pc6400\| 1.00Tb of WD AAKS storage \| Asus Xonar D2\| 360 HD-DVD drive Pioneer bd204 bluray sata drive \| Corsair HX620w PSU \| *BFG GeForce 8800GTX* \| Silverstone SST-LC17b \| 22" dell e228wfp \| 40" 1080p SONY 40w2000 ONKYO TX-SR805 \| bi-amped mission m71i fronts \| eltax center & bipolar rears 2x 12" custom built subwoofers powered by a denon pma-100m \| PS3 with linux and a 250gb 3.5" internal drive \| Nintendo wii
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09-28-02, 06:08 PM	#6
hc1001 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NY	does it also do it on heavy loads? i had a problem with heavy loads and a high pitch noise......like if i have prime95 running it will make the noise. it was actually the HSF i think(alpha pal 8942) i just reseated everything and no more noise. __________________ Abit IP35 Pro Q6600 @ 3.4GHz (BIOS 1.36v, 1.27v actual) Thermalright ultra extreme 120 2x120mm fans push/pull. 2X2048MB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 XFX 9800GT Corsair 520HX
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09-28-02, 11:45 PM	#8
mavkam Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: NYC	WOW! Now THATS a Reply!!!
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09-29-02, 01:53 AM	#9
RangerJoe All that is Man! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma	yes, i would have to say thats one of the best desccriptions of a problem ive seen in nearly a year of me being here...you have your answer though... __________________ Q6600 @ 2.92ghz --- Asus Striker Extreme Lian Li V2000B---Corsair 620w PSU 8gb DDR2 Patriot (4x2gb)---Samsung Spinpoint T 500gb Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme My name is actually Phillip.
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09-29-02, 03:55 AM	Thread Starter #10
james.miller Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dunstable, uk	thankyou larva. i knew i wasnt hearing things! BTW it also happens when i use the keyboard lol __________________ The HTPC E2160 @ 2.7ghz \| Thermaltake The Orb cooler \| Asus p5w-dh \| 4Gb DDR-II pc6400\| 1.00Tb of WD AAKS storage \| Asus Xonar D2\| 360 HD-DVD drive Pioneer bd204 bluray sata drive \| Corsair HX620w PSU \| *BFG GeForce 8800GTX* \| Silverstone SST-LC17b \| 22" dell e228wfp \| 40" 1080p SONY 40w2000 ONKYO TX-SR805 \| bi-amped mission m71i fronts \| eltax center & bipolar rears 2x 12" custom built subwoofers powered by a denon pma-100m \| PS3 with linux and a 250gb 3.5" internal drive \| Nintendo wii
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09-29-02, 05:45 AM	#11
grunjee Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Tri-Cities, Washington	This is the funniest thing I've read all week...
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09-29-02, 03:47 PM	#12
FunkDaMonkMan Member Join Date: Dec 2001	lol!!! That is halarious. Maybe if you took a case fan or soemthing off of that PSU, it would go away.
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09-29-02, 10:31 PM	#13
walaka7 Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: el segundo, ca or caprock, nm	WOW well stated larva. and true that gets the funny award for this week LOL
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09-30-02, 12:15 PM	Thread Starter #14
james.miller Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dunstable, uk	yeeees! i like awards. its strange - i only really noticed it whit the side off. with it on, its not audioble. i doubt its the fan cause i removed that lol __________________ The HTPC E2160 @ 2.7ghz \| Thermaltake The Orb cooler \| Asus p5w-dh \| 4Gb DDR-II pc6400\| 1.00Tb of WD AAKS storage \| Asus Xonar D2\| 360 HD-DVD drive Pioneer bd204 bluray sata drive \| Corsair HX620w PSU \| *BFG GeForce 8800GTX* \| Silverstone SST-LC17b \| 22" dell e228wfp \| 40" 1080p SONY 40w2000 ONKYO TX-SR805 \| bi-amped mission m71i fronts \| eltax center & bipolar rears 2x 12" custom built subwoofers powered by a denon pma-100m \| PS3 with linux and a 250gb 3.5" internal drive \| Nintendo wii
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09-30-02, 04:24 PM	#15
CompFX Registered Join Date: Aug 2002	Get a bigger PSU. Increasing the wattage will reduce the load on the PSU, and therefore it will reduce the noise.
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09-30-02, 04:27 PM	Thread Starter #16
james.miller Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dunstable, uk	are you mad? its a sparkle 235watter! powering a via c3 based system!!! which can run on as little as 150watts!!!!!!!!!!! ARE YOU MAD?????????? hehe __________________ The HTPC E2160 @ 2.7ghz \| Thermaltake The Orb cooler \| Asus p5w-dh \| 4Gb DDR-II pc6400\| 1.00Tb of WD AAKS storage \| Asus Xonar D2\| 360 HD-DVD drive Pioneer bd204 bluray sata drive \| Corsair HX620w PSU \| *BFG GeForce 8800GTX* \| Silverstone SST-LC17b \| 22" dell e228wfp \| 40" 1080p SONY 40w2000 ONKYO TX-SR805 \| bi-amped mission m71i fronts \| eltax center & bipolar rears 2x 12" custom built subwoofers powered by a denon pma-100m \| PS3 with linux and a 250gb 3.5" internal drive \| Nintendo wii
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09-30-02, 06:48 PM	#18
CrystalMethod Senior Band Wagon Jumper Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada	Might be that you're PSU is on it's way out, and the 5V draw from your mouse is causing a one of the components to emit the noise. __________________ Tried the search button lately? http://bufferoverflow.net/blog
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09-30-02, 06:57 PM	#19
CompFX Registered Join Date: Aug 2002	well from what i read above, or at least conceaved it, it sounds like you are over taxing your PSU. So first thought is get rid of some stuff that is not needed. But who wants to give up goodies. Second thought, bigger PSU. I had a gateway 2000. Origionaly came with a 90 Watt supply. It hummed and moaned alot (not the fan) So I bumped it up to a 400watt. Dosnt miss a beat. I just replaced my 150 Watt PSU in this machine with a 350 because of all the mods and fans LED's and drives. It looks more like a boxed UFO at night than a computer, but it is really nice. But I think the electric bill is gunna kill me for i leave my machine on 24/7.
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09-30-02, 07:45 PM	#20
TheFrag Member Join Date: Aug 2002	whenver i scroll the scrol wheel on the mouse, my speakers give off a short high pitched near silence sound.......... __________________ "Important Note: Do not submerge the Game Boy Advance or pour water on it directly." .................................................. .......................................... -Nintendo.com Customer Support
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