Loud speaker noise - please help.

[Bludklok]

This started happening a couple days ago and I've tried looking for an answer. Any thoughts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6yOK5ODC6c

This keeps getting worse. Sometimes it gets so bad my computer crashes.

EDIT** Just noticed I spelled "loud" wrong...

[andrew]

I would try to take the guesswork out of it by using another operating system, you just might have a hardware problem.

Give Knoppix or Ubuntu a try. You can run them without having to install them on your system.

EDIT:
Another thing you could try if you have a sound card is moving the card to a different slot.

[Bludklok]

I would try to take the guesswork out of it by using another operating system, you just might have a hardware problem.

Give Knoppix or Ubuntu a try. You can run them without having to install them on your system.

EDIT:
Another thing you could try if you have a sound card is moving the card to a different slot.

Well I had a power adapter sitting next to my monitor/bass speaker that may have been giving off interference, but I moved that elsewhere and It seems to have stopped for now. I doubt that the adapter was the cause of the problem but if It was I will be kicking myself for not realizing it earlier.

[Bakkon]

Sounds like a driver issue. When's the last time you've updated?

[Bludklok]

Sounds like a driver issue. When's the last time you've updated?

Every once in a while although drivers don't suddenly go bad.

Also, the noise hasn't come back so it might have just been the interference from the power adapter.

[andrew]

Every once in a while although drivers don't suddenly go bad.

Only drivers that are corrupted by viruses or hardware failure go bad.

Also, the noise hasn't come back so it might have just been the interference from the power adapter.

Would this power adapter happen to be a charger for something> That kind of noise sounds a bit like how a noisy charger might sound.

[hurstshifter]

Sounds like a driver issue. When's the last time you've updated?

Every once in a while although drivers don't suddenly go bad.

Also, the noise hasn't come back so it might have just been the interference from the power adapter.

You are probably right. Always keep your power cables away from sound/video cables or they may cause interference. This is especially the case if the cable shielding is cheap and thin. If it comes back I would also look into replacing the speaker cables.

[Bludklok]

Would this power adapter happen to be a charger for something> That kind of noise sounds a bit like how a noisy charger might sound.

It's the power adapter for the monitor on the right. It was sitting right underneath the black monitor so I moved it.

Only drivers that are corrupted by viruses or hardware failure go bad..

It may have been a corrupted driver because I did a system restore but at the same time I moved the power adapter so It could has to have been one of the two.

If it comes back I would also look into replacing the speaker cables.

Couldn't be the speakers, I plugged in a pair of headphones and a different set of speakers and still got the same result.

The noise still isn't back and I've been trying everything that would normally cause the noise. Looks like the system restore or moving the power adapter worked.

[Pickzell]

I downloaded a sound editor once and this happened to me...

[RyanPridgeon]

I downloaded a sound editor once and this happened to me...

... lol

[MarauderIIC]

I've also had box fans cause speaker noise / monitor distortion. Cell phones also tend to make my speakers click a few times right before the phone rings. Lesson: check for environmental interference, as you have :)