Subject: Re: High Pitched Squeal from G3 PB Flat Panel
From: Myles Vredenburg (mvredenburg@global2000.net)
Date: Wed Oct 13 1999 - 14:57:03 MDT
Dan Burcaw wrote:
>
> This is not a Linux thing. See www.pbzone.com. This is a known issue with
> the '99 PBs.
>
> > Good Morning All:
> >
> > Riding into work on the train this morning with my '99 G3 powerbook
> > with YDL, Igot a complaint from the fellow sitting next to me that
> > my laptop was emitting a very high pitched whine. I had difficulty
> > hearing it at the time but since I arrived at my desk at work I can
> > hear it quite clearly. I just installed YDL yesterday.
> >
> > The panel emits no sound while the mac OS stuff is up but
> > the moment it goes into linux frame buff mode, it starts. This
> > is going to drive folks (including myself) crazy - both at work
> > and on the train. This will make it impossible for me to use YDL
> > on this machine.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a cure for this ailment? Different
> > XF86Config monitor settings? Different X server?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Rob
> >
>
> Dan
>
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FWIW, my 7600 emits the same annoying sound, with and without the CPU
heat sink grounding clip installed.
-Myles
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