[ltp] Unpleasant noise on T42p

[Ingo van Lil]

On 14 Apr 2005, Norman Walsh wrote:

> A few weeks ago, my T42p started to make an unpleasant noise. It's not
> easy to describe, something like a buzzing insect only higher pitched
> and more "elecronic" sounding.

Does the sound go away if you create any CPU load? My CPU gives a
high-pitched beep whenever it's running idle at high clock rates (unless
the ac adapter was plugged at powerup). Using ondemand frequency scaling
makes the sound go away most of the time.

        Cheers,
            Ingo