24" monitor and noise

[glockmail]

I recently upgraded to a new LCD 24" wide screen. I had to put in a video card to support it, actually one that I salvaged out of my parts pile, originally bought for my son's game machine. Something odd happens now: When I scroll in certain applications, the computer makes a corresponding noise. Its kind of a faint, high pitched buzz, almost a ring, that comes from the box. It mostly happens in AutoCad when I drag large text blocks but in other apps less pronounced.

Any ideas what it is?

[Hagbard Celine]

Does the monitor have built-in speakers? If it does, it may have something to do with your cell phone. If you're cell phone is close enough to the monitor for its electronic field to affect the monitor's electronic field, the phone's signal will produce "static" that can be heard through the speakers. Try putting your cell phone up close to the speakers and listen for the noise. If it's the same one you've been hearing, then I've solved the problem.

[glockmail]

The monitor does not have speakers. The sound occurs regardless of the phone being on or off, or in the same room. the volume control on my old speakers also has no effect.

The reason why I am curious about this is that I wonder if the video card is strained and starting to malfunction. When I turned on my computer this morning the monitor was switched on, the stoopid windoze music came on, but there was no picture. I tried several manual restarts but did not correct the problem until I switched the monitor off, then on again. Of course, that could be an unrelated problem.

[Mr. P]

Did you remove the old video card? Does the card you install have audio on the same card? Just a couple thoughts..one more, check 'system information' for conflicts.

[glockmail]

Did you remove the old video card? Does the card you install have audio on the same card? Just a couple thoughts..one more, check 'system information' for conflicts.

The old video "card" remains on the motherboard.

I just checked the Device Manager: there are "No conflicts", and a better driver match could not be found using "update Driver". Also, "The device is working properly."

The card is a NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440.

[nevadamedic]

The old video "card" remains on the motherboard.

I just checked the Device Manager: there are "No conflicts", and a better driver match could not be found using "update Driver". Also, "The device is working properly."

The card is a NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440.

Did you disable the onboard card? To me it sounds like a bad card. If your looking for a cheap card go here www.computergeeks.com you can even email one of their techs with this problem and they would probably help you. I usually get all my computer parts from them.

[Mr. P]

The old video "card" remains on the motherboard.

I just checked the Device Manager: there are "No conflicts", and a better driver match could not be found using "update Driver". Also, "The device is working properly."

The card is a NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440.

Can you tell if the old card is operating or is it disabled? Can you remove the old card?

[glockmail]

Did you disable the onboard card? To me it sounds like a bad card. If your looking for a cheap card go here www.computergeeks.com you can even email one of their techs with this problem and they would probably help you. I usually get all my computer parts from them.

Can you tell if the old card is operating or is it disabled? Can you remove the old card?

I think the old one is disabled when you put a new card in the video slot. Under Device Manager the old on board "video card" is not listed.

I wasn't planning on asking Geeks unless i pecieved this as a problem. Right now its just a curiosity.

[nevadamedic]

I think the old one is disabled when you put a new card in the video slot. Under Device Manager the old on board "video card" is not listed.

I wasn't planning on asking Geeks unless i pecieved this as a problem. Right now its just a curiosity.

Does the new card have a fan on it? Or maybe you pushed one of the wires in the box down by one of the fans in the computer when you were in there.

[glockmail]

Does the new card have a fan on it? Or maybe you pushed one of the wires in the box down by one of the fans in the computer when you were in there.

No fan, and the noise is dependent on software activity, not physical activity such as moving the box.

I had noise problems with the cooling fan several months ago, BTW. It was apparntly caused by dust unbalancing it, because when I cleaned the blades the noise went away and has not returned.

[glockmail]

This is a good example of a website that causes the noise to occur. http://www.husseinandterror.com/

Someone please do me a favor, call up this site, and see if your computer makes a noise when scrolling through it.

[Jon]

What brand/model LCD did you buy?

It's not unheard of for some models to be noisy.

[Mr. P]

This is a good example of a website that causes the noise to occur. http://www.husseinandterror.com/

Someone please do me a favor, call up this site, and see if your computer makes a noise when scrolling through it.

No noise, but I noticed a lot of HD activity while the page loaded. It's full of pics, maybe that video card just can't handle the load..donno.

[glockmail]

What brand/model LCD did you buy?

It's not unheard of for some models to be noisy.

Its an Acer AL2416W. But the noise comes from my computer chassis, not the monitor.

[glockmail]

No noise, but I noticed a lot of HD activity while the page loaded. It's full of pics, maybe that video card just can't handle the load..donno.

I agree that is the likely culprit. But its a high end card, an NVIDIA GeForce MX440 with 64MB of RAM. It's weird that it makes noise.

I guess I should just wait until it blows up, then put another in?