Posts by GreyMatter

Quote: Originally Posted by whackamac I just spoke with my contacts at Dell regarding the headphone hum issue. They DO! have record of many complaints about this issue and they have built a new motherboard revision to...

Quote: Originally Posted by DBS I fixed my hum. I just ripped the ground prong off of my surge strip. I had to do this b/c i hook my computer up to my tv and my surround sound to watch movies and other video...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dellayed @GreyMatter I also hope that Dell will provide for a fix (although I doubt that it will happen soon). If there is no fix ... have a look @ Turtlebeach's Audio Advantage USB. It's...

Quote: Originally Posted by icspeedracer i'm use some sony reference headphones, but they are pretty thin wired... if i use my headphone extention cord that is pretty think the noise does get lessened quite a bit and...

Quote: Originally Posted by TheNiXXeD It's not about fans at all. Try it with the XPS plugged in to the wall and without. That is what the humming is caused by for me. The hum occurs both when plugged in to...

The fan causing the problem is right next to the headphone jack. The plug that connects the headphone/mic inputs to the motherboard also connects the fan assembly to the motherboard/power supply. It's all together. The problem has to...

Quote: Originally Posted by DELL-Machina Omg I just figured out whats making the hum noise... For those of you with this problem please install fangui and with your headphones on with the humming on full annoyance...

Quote: Originally Posted by HumanSmoke I have the same problem with the hum/buzz. It is very noticable with my Sony MDR-cd580's because they are closed ear headphones. I called Dell and got this really nice guy,...

I have isolated the humming problem and will contact Dell tomorrow to see what they say. Meanwhile I am interested to see if anyone else can reproduce the problem I have. Here are easy steps: 1. Plug some headphones into the...

I have the latest drivers and latest bios version and it doesn't effect the hum in any way. I just tried using 4 different pairs of headphones in the headphone jack and I could only hear the hum clearly through 2 pairs (both being...