My laptop squeaks while using Audacity

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Re: My laptop squeaks while using Audacity

Post by steve » Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:49 pm

Tomoms wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:08 pm
 If I click and drag the mouse cursor on the waveform,
What sort of mouse are you using?
Does the squeaking happen even if you are not touching the laptop?
Is the laptop on a flat, level surface?
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Re: My laptop squeaks while using Audacity

Post by Tomoms » Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:05 pm

steve wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:49 pm
 What sort of mouse are you using?
Does the squeaking happen even if you are not touching the laptop?
Is the laptop on a flat, level surface?
I'm using a wireless mouse with a small USB receiver. The squeaking happens no matter if I'm touching the laptop or not.
The laptop is on a flat desk.
steve wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:28 pm
 To be clear, does the sound NOT come out of the headphones?

Does the graphics card / chip have a fan?
Exactly. No noise comes out of the headphones.
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Re: My laptop squeaks while using Audacity

Post by steve » Fri Feb 28, 2020 7:45 pm

I can't explain it. If you're concerned about it, then I think the laptop will need to be opened up to determine precisely where the sound is coming from. (Don't do that yourself unless you are competent repairing laptops).
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Re: My laptop squeaks while using Audacity

Post by kozikowski » Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:55 pm

Or, since this a forum, users helping each other, you can wait until someone posts with the same symptoms and compare notes.

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Re: My laptop squeaks while using Audacity

Post by Tomoms » Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:54 pm

steve wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 28, 2020 7:45 pm
 I can't explain it. If you're concerned about it, then I think the laptop will need to be opened up to determine precisely where the sound is coming from. (Don't do that yourself unless you are competent repairing laptops).
What I find really really unexplainable is the fact that this happens only with the rpm packaged version of Audacity. It really makes no sense. I know how to open the laptop (I've already opened it to put the SSD in) but honestly I don't really care about this problem. I'll use Audacity on Windows when I need it.
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