Has anyone had any issues with hearing CPU & Harddrive noises through your speakers when using the KVM switch audio ports?
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You should not be hearing any of these noises. It might be tough to do, but go through all the connected cables to the KVM. Make sure they are all plugged in correctly, and that none are frayed or broken. If all cables look good, try unplugging one cable at a time to see when and if the noise stops. Also, try plugging in your speakers into the front speaker connector on the KVM and see if there is a difference. Good luck.
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I have not had any noise problems from any of the three computers I have connected to the KVM. Impressive considering I have been sloppy about cable routing and cable quality. Works well with a mix of Macs and Windows 7/8 computers.
591659
Hearing such noises should be independent from using the KVM. Unless the extra value length now couples with more sources of noise
457431
I only notice some noise when the drives spin-up which is only momentary and not an audible problem at all. The unit sits on my desk approx. 3 feet from me. I don't notice it while backing up except for the initial spin-up of the drives.
534176
It's not terrible. It causes strange audio bugs in certain games for me where it loops the same sound over and over freezing whatever program or game I'm in. Could be driver related not sure though. I keep mine disabled.
1273613
No but you can simply unplug it from the port. Pretty easy and definatly a solution when you don't have sound drivers for on-board sound card.
1448060
Yup, had the same exact problem. I thought it was the speaker to speaker cables, the Coax or Toslink cable and then my computers sound card but it wasn't. It drove me nuts. If it's still under warranty, send it back and have them fix it.
338721
HI Erica, does the static sound comes from the speakers? or from underneath by the CPU fan? I bought this laptop for a friend and they haven't had any issues with it thus far.
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I get a similar problem from some M-Audio DX-4's that stay with my home computer. It sounds like data transfer and its only noticeable when its quiet in the room. Time Warner Cable came out and could not find the problem. Like you, I assume it has to do with the proximity of my PC. The Presonus monitors are in my studio over 3 feet away from my Mac Book Pro and are dead silent. Most monitors are shielded to prevent most interference. In the studio, I do run all power thru a Furman Power conditioner for both protection from power spikes and noise filtration. You might want to look into that or try the obvious, and move the computer. Good luck! I get a similar problem from some M-Audio DX-4's that stay with my home computer. It sounds like data transfer and its only noticeable when its quiet in the room. Time Warner Cable came out and could not find the problem. Like you, I assume it has to do with the proximity of my PC. The Presonus monitors are in my studio over 3 feet away from my Mac Book Pro and are dead silent. Most monitors are shielded to prevent most interference. In the studio, I do run all power thru a Furman Power conditioner for both protection from power spikes and noise filtration. You might want to look into that... » Read More I get a similar problem from some M-Audio DX-4's that stay with my home computer. It sounds like data transfer and its only noticeable when its quiet in the room. Time Warner Cable came out and could not find the problem. Like you, I assume it has to do with the proximity of my PC. The Presonus monitors are in my studio over 3 feet away from my Mac Book Pro and are dead silent. Most monitors are shielded to prevent most interference. In the studio, I do run all power thru a Furman Power conditioner for both protection from power spikes and noise filtration. You might want to look into that or try the obvious, and move the computer. Good luck! « Show Less
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I have been using a KVM switch, with the Wave receiver plugged into its USB keyboard input. I have a Macintosh and a Windows PC connected to the switch, and so far have not encountered any problems switching between the two.
35915
No. Sorry, I have not experienced that. I did have an issue with it finding the cube (very annoying audio) but I followed the troubleshooting specs and all is good.
227726
It depends on what application you use. for example PowerDVD crashes or freezes when you switch. but Games shouldn't, you just change and change the output in the game audio settings if they have their standalone options.
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Not that I know of. It was loud enough for me to hear over the monitor with no problem.
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My experience is that the noise is not normal. I haven't had any issues with the speaker at all.
1550353
Mine works fine. Does your computer support audio output through display port?
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I definitely have noticed the fan noise, when I switched to this device from a single-drive enclosure that did not use a fan. But the device was on top of the desk right next to me, and w/o music playing it did create enough noise to make me wish it was quieter. I just moved the unit under the desk, and now it does not bother me at all. As others have said, with 2 drives spinning in there, you don't want to turn off the fan or your disks will be running hot and fail before their time.
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NO. A friend had a different speakers from a different manufacture that when he hooked them up to his computer he had it made some noises. He moved the speakers a way from the computer it work excellent. Hope this works for you.
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This device does not handle sound. It only transmits usb keyboard and mouse signals. That is not a problem for me because I want to hear sounds and warnings from all my computers. If you are only looking at one screen and connected to one speaker system you would never know if one of the other computers crashed or needed your attention. Even when I used a different kvm switch with eight computers I still kept separate speakers active on all eight computers.
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I also bought this laptop recently and am also hearing the strange hard drive noise. It's like a squeaking sound. As long as the hard drive functions well it's not an issue, but if this is a precursor to hard drive failure then I'd be worried.