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From: is813cs@pyr.gatech.EDU (Cris Simpson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Computer Whine
Message-ID: <6439@pyr.gatech.EDU>
Date: 23 Sep 88 16:03:13 GMT
References: <45900151@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> <6319@xanth.cs.odu.edu> <5606@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Reply-To: is813cs@pyr.UUCP (Cris Simpson)
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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In article <5606@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> jsf007@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Steve Fintel) writes:
>I also have a PS/2 Model 80 in a quiet room, and I also get the high pitched
>whine.  In my case, it happens (intermittenly) when the machine switches in
>and out of protected mode.  It is definately NOT the video monitor (I have
>connected two different monitors to this machine - further, it whines with
>the monitor switched off).  In either case, it's quite irritating even
>though it doesn't seem to bother my dogs.
>Anybody else have any ideas on what might be causing it???


It was reported in several trade rags (infoworld, etc.) that the 80 
whined when using the 387.  It was supposed to be fairly loud.

I have a Dell Sys 200 with a 10Mhz 287.  There is a quite noticeable whine  
when doing any FP intensive stuff, such as a(n) FFT.  Running Pspice can
be maddening.                  

None of this matters if it really is going protected that makes the whine.
In such case, never mind.

cris


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