No PC is truly silent, but your computer shouldn’t be noisier than your lawnmower. If you have to turn up your music just to drown out the whirring or grinding noises your computer makes, you may want ...

We’re used to our PCs humming and buzzing, but there are some noises you shouldn’t ignore as they can indicate serious problems. A high-pitched whine can be a sign of “coil whine,” a vibration of ...

Sounds play an important role in troubleshooting a computer. Computers have pre-programmed beeps and sounds that notify you of clear hardware issues. Then there are the subtler sounds: a high-pitched ...

Computers seriously need to stop making cheesy noises in movies. You know what I'm talking about: the bleeps, the bloops, the loading bars screech, the text scroll chirp. It needs to end. In the 1980s ...

Just like the title says. My machine has been making strange and incredibly irritating warbling squeaking noises forever now. They happen during heavy network activity, when moving my optical usb ...

Have you listened to your PC lately? I mean, really listened? If you’re lucky, your PC doesn’t have much to say. But if yours sounds like a box of pots and pans falling down a flight of wooden stairs ...

Recently published research on computer security, aided by a Cornell Tech research assistant, suggests that sound transmitted by a computer can give would-be eavesdroppers a clue as to what is on the ...

Let me first start by saying part of this was sparked from me getting things set up for the fan article, so this is potentially part of the kind of thing you will be seeing when that comes to ...