Forum Home
Press F1
Thread ID: 54990	2005-02-28 03:24:00	Static in speakers and monitor displaying weird lines	Phoenix-Wolf (7452)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
328828	2005-02-28 03:24:00	Greetings I do not actually remember when it happened but here it is. First the problem It does not happen all the time and there is no pattern to it but (I think it maybe be getting worse) here is what happens like the Title says my speakers have some what of a static kind of when you plug in the speakers into the speaker slot you will hear a static like sound. now my monitor also does something like that lines stat jumping all through my screen the lines are not in any color actually more like strait waves going thought the monitor. pc spec. My mother board is K7VTA3 K7FSB 333 AMD Athlon/Duron 1.6 gh (I thought it was 2){I may have to set up that in bio but i can do that my self} 512 MB of (ddr) I have Radeon9200 128 mb (ddr) video card Windows Xp (although I do believe it also happened when I use Linux) but it had been a while. (I have to have windows :mad: for some programs and games :rolleyes: oh well) I have just bought a sound card it had integrated sound but I wanted surround sound so I bought (Creative Sound blaster live Ls) I have checked for viruses there is none and I also recently reinstalled the pc same problem and it is not the monitor because I also have changed it and the problem prissiest any ideas?	Phoenix-Wolf (7452)
328829	2005-02-28 03:31:00	Did u disable the onboard sound, when u installed the SB live card??	Speedy Gonzales (78)
328830	2005-02-28 04:06:00	Doesn't sound like a software issue to me. That is a typical "arcing connection" effect and could be caused by something as simple as a loose mains plug for the computer or monitor, or a loose card inside the computer. If it is reasonably predictable, you might get a better clue by turning the volume down to zero and seeing if the speakers still crackle when the screen interference appears. I'd try thumping the monitor or PC case a few times or wiggling the power connections. Start with the simple things first, then move on from there if necessary. Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
328831	2005-02-28 04:43:00	Do you know if the speakers are magnetically shielded ? And does your monitor have a degauss function ? if so try it when the lines are on screen. HTH :)	Overdrive_5000 (4950)
328832	2005-02-28 05:12:00	I am in agreement with Billy T on this. Most probably/definitely a loose power connection, likely in the supply to the monitor.	godfather (25)
328833	2005-02-28 23:59:00	Thank you all for your input I don't know if it is working yet because like I said it is not very often but I am hoping for the best. and as far as connections go (remember about the other monitor it happened there to + I had checked that also) <I probably should have told you that’s one of the first things I did> none the less Speedy Gonzales you said to disable the onboard sound (duh!! I should done that a long time ago) ohh well LOL thank you hope it works now Thank you again	Phoenix-Wolf (7452)
328834	2005-03-01 01:40:00	Don't ignore the possibility of a faulty power cord. (Microsoft have been recalling X-Boxes because of this). Feel the moulded plugs (and sockets on IEC cords) after the computer has been going for a while.. If they are hot, they are dangerous.	Graham L (2)
328835	2005-03-03 23:54:00	Well I checked the cords it's not them and it was not the onboard audio (I don't think that mattered because there was auto and disabled) so it being on auto the pc did not even notice the onboard audio when I had the sound card installed hence it being on auto. Well even so I disabled it but to no avail. Now here is what is going one when I was removing the sound card (trying to find out if it was the card that was doing it) yet I heard the static sound in the speakers (note: these are different speakers then the original ones that I was using when I posted here so it is not the speakers) any way I had unplugged every thing form the pc and I still hear the static. I am thinking it may be some radio waves that are around but if anyone has any idea please post.	Phoenix-Wolf (7452)
328836	2005-03-04 03:13:00	Now here is what is going one when I was removing the sound card (trying to find out if it was the card that was doing it) yet I heard the static sound in the speakers (note: these are different speakers then the original ones that I was using when I posted here so it is not the speakers) any way I had unplugged every thing form the pc and I still hear the static. I am thinking it may be some radio waves that are around but if anyone has any idea please post. This is not really very clear. Did you hear the noise with the sound card removed? What do you mean by "unplugged everything from the PC"? Does it happen regularly? If so, it could be an internal fault in the monitor that is causing the problem. Can you try another monitor or run the computer with the monitor unplugged to see if the noise still occurs? Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
328837	2005-03-04 08:13:00	Computer "speakers" are also mains powered in most cases. Any serious connection problem in the mains supply to the computer and/or speakers can cause "static" in the speakers irrespective of them being plugged into the PC. Likewise it will cause "lines" on the monitor. It still points firmly to a mains connection problem in a circuit supplying the PC, speakers or monitor (or all of them).	godfather (25)
1 2 3