Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 12 Dec 2003 23:58:56 +0100 | From | Vojtech Pavlik <> | Subject | Re: Increasing HZ (patch for HZ > 1000) |
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On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 10:31:28PM +0000, Jamie Lokier wrote: > Grover, Andrew wrote: > > I'd advocate lower HZ. Say, oh I dunno...100? This is better for power > > management and also should make the sound go away. > > Alas, the sound my Toshiba laptop makes when the CPU is busy is the > same frequency whatever kernel, and by extension whatever the timer > frequency. I guess it must have another cause :/ > > -- Jamie
If it's when the CPU is busy, then it's the CPU's DC/DC converter. There is no way to get rid of the noise without mnodifying the notebook.
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