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Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> This is a question that is off topic of course, but I'm not sure *where* |
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> it would be on-topic. Considering that Gentoo users are also often |
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> so-called "enthusiasts", I'll drop the question here ;) |
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> In KDE (3), when enabling the "fade" effect for menus, clicking on a |
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> menu results in a faint, high-pitched tone coming from somewhere inside |
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> the PC case. The tone lasts for the duration of the fade effect (should |
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> about 0.2 seconds). This is happening on more than one machines. You |
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> have to listen carefully to make out the sound, but it's there. |
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> So the question is simple: where does the sound come from and why? |
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I get something very similar when using any 3d application. I was |
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thinking it is interference from the graphics device seeping into the |
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sound card. |
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Do you have sound card and speakers connected, if so, does it come out |
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of the speakers or is it internal to the case? |
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Not being an electronics engineer, i don't want to start taking my |
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hardware to pieces and re-shield it all. It seems like I'm going to have |
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to replace my old SB Audigy that's served me so well for years. |
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I know it's not a definitive answer but it might point to the right |
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direction. |
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BTW, this happens in both gentoo and windows xp for me. |
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Matt |
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