Disclaimer This is an issue I (The poster of this article) helped a friend diagnose and am sharing on their behalf in case it helps others. I may not be able to help you with your specific windows issue, and future uses of present-tense should be interpreted as referring to the friend I helped
System info:
OS: Windows 11
Hardware: FW16, no dGPU
Problem (video):
Problem description:
on battery or charging if I’m not playing any audio, increasing my volume makes that static/coil whine noise from the system speaker. if I play any audio at a reasonable volume (>50 or so) then there’s weird coil whine-like distortions which are especially noticeable with voices which sound more robotic now. I’ve been playing audio on my speakers every once in a while perfectly so this issue is sudden after about 6 months of usage. I’m wondering if this is related to an audio issue I had with the 3.5mm expansion card which gave intermittent static with a cheap wired lav mic.
I recently ran DDU for my graphics drivers to get AMD Noise Cancelling, I wonder if that’s connected
Potentially Similar issues (not really that similar):
- Framework 13 AMD - Speaker buzzing noise when charging - #2 by zzrakic
- https://www.reddit.com/r/framework/comments/1czhkj0/anyone_else_getting_high_level_of_electrical/
Testing performed:
- Tried using aux port to play audio - no issues
- Tried from a Fedora 41 Live USB environment - speakers work great with and without audio playback
- Booted into Safe mode - works good
