Re: problem with ROM 01 GS

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <y6Z1ke5w165w@ospnet.nshore.org>,
Adam Barr <chessie@ospnet.nshore.org> wrote:
>I bought a used ROM 01 GS and it seems to work ok. The self-test passes 
>and such and it will boot fine. The only problem is that when I load a 
>program the computer makes a strange high pitched sound, if I use the 
>control panel and such it does not happen, only when I am running a 
>program and it I click on something the noise stops while it is doing the 
>task. Any ideas on what is the problem?

   Sounds a lot like the power supply is getting noisy depending on
the load of all components in the system. You can verify that by
unplugging the speaker from the motherboard and any external speakers
and seeing if this still happens. A lot of older ROM 00/01 boxes have
that quirk of a noisy power supply, but still work just fine.

Nathan Mates


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