i hear noises

That makes sense. If you take a radio, hi-fi, or TV and turn the volume up when there are no media inserted or they are not tuned to anything, you will tend to get a background noise or interference.

In the case of the laptop the audio chipset and speakers are internal, so volume has to be adjusted via the software. That is why I suggested trying external speakers as they have a manual volume control.

I wouldn't describe either of them as being "bad" rather that this is a shortcoming of onboard devices.

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I have one pc that makes all kinds of noises when a cordless phone is near it. Not a big deal for me so I don't worry about it.

OK folks................ the plot thickens, I have actually managed to replicate this phenomenon on a desktop (mini tower).

Dell Dimension 8100
P4 RAMBUS RAM
nVidia GeForce 3 64Mb DDR
Crystal 5.1 Audio Chipset?.............. the card is a Turtle Beach.
Stereo desktop speakers (cheap)
Ubuntu Linux (Hoary Hedgehog..............I know, I know :eek:)

So I am playing a music CD and when I send a mouse instruction I get the "bloop" noise.

OK, I think that I have part of the answer. It does the same with some mouse instructions to other applications. Only if I turn the desktop speakers' manual volume control up to maximum.

Strangely enough it does not do it consistently, only some instructions within some applications, menu bars and sub-menus. That makes me think that it actually happens all the time but with the volume turned down a bit I cannot hear it?

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ha see i am not completely 'mad'!!

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ha see i am not completely 'mad'!!

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Of course not.............. but having gone to some effort to replicate the phenomenon, I would be more open to such an accusation?

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right now i have had a good few post undermy belt and this one has got some good answers so how can i get a green blob
i try to post interesting questions but i still have a red blob
i would like a green blob, just one will do

I've experienced something similar to this. When there is an incoming cell signal to a certain area around my apartment, my monitor will momentarily flicker and the speakers will output a quiet buzz. The stronger the flicker and buzz, the closer the signal is. Back when I had a roommate I could tell him when one of our phones were about to ring (his PC didn't react the way mine does).

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