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srimalik

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Registered: 2007-09-16

Posts: 65

loud beep in T60[SOLVED]

When I raise the volume level in kmix above 70%...my T60 starts beeping loudly.
This does not happen If I connect headphones to it and when I conect headphoms they work like stethoscope I can hear the fan running and the sound made by keypresses is loud and clear.(louder for the left side of keypad and it becomes weak as I go to the right side).

I feels like the noise is somehow entering the headphone  port.

Does anybdy have same problem ?

-Sri

Last edited by srimalik (2007-09-28 02:32:41)

Sigi

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From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

Posts: 1,131

Re: loud beep in T60[SOLVED]

Turn off the mic:

# alsamixer
(press right arrow key until mic is selected and then press m to mute it. ESC to leave alsamixer)

Cheers Sigi

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srimalik

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Registered: 2007-09-16

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Re: loud beep in T60[SOLVED]

It worked !! Thanks
does it mean that T60 has an inbuilt mic?

Sigi

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From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

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Re: loud beep in T60[SOLVED]

Sure!

Look at the position of point 14 on this page.
Glad to hear that it worked.

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srimalik

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Re: loud beep in T60[SOLVED]

Wow!! I was unaware of that.
Thanks for the photo

Sri

Sigi

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From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

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Re: loud beep in T60[SOLVED]

You're welcome!
By the way: there are some interesting thinkpad-related packages in the AUR:
thinkfinger (fingerprint authentification)
and
hdapsd (Harddisk active protection daemon)
come to mind.

Welcome to the Arch Forums, srimalik

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srimalik

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Re: loud beep in T60[SOLVED]

I have used thinkfinger before
Will try hdapsd.