[wellylug] I think my motherboards gone.... :-(

[Pete Black]

my iBook makes a wierd squealy-noise when the power adapter is plugged 
in - it's silent when the battery is used.

Its quiet, but once you hear it you can never 'forget it' and it becomes 
quite an irritation...


>Quoting David Antliff <dave.antliff at paradise.net.nz>:
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>>It's quite loud actually - I can hear it over music with headphones on.
>>A high pitched squeal presumably correlated with increased power draw.
>>It's most highly correlated with video card activity. It's not a fan.
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>My thinkpad squeals under network load :)
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>Cheers,
>Andrej
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