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Mixel
11-26-2003, 05:55 PM
Had a scare today..

UX sitting in it's cradle.. pop pop pop pop pop.. it goes..

Then a few loud ones.. Then I try using it in the cradle and it stops.. But still makes the popping noise - but only when the backlight is off/screen is off (eh?)

I panic (well, duh) take it out of the cradle.. it stops.. I unplug, make sure to clean the contacts on the charger and UX's base.. look at the plug into the cradle and blow out any dust.. Plug it in again..

And.. It's fine again now.. @_@

Thank ye gads, but.. GEEZ that was scary! has anyone else had that? And why on earth would it only do it when the screen is off? lol.
hausman
11-26-2003, 07:05 PM
Mine does that once in awhile. Seems to happen when the battery is "just about charged" and the charging circuit flips on and off. Hasn't done it in a couple of weeks, though...mystery.
GetSource
11-26-2003, 07:24 PM
Mine has done that too. It's kinda scary. *nods*
napoli
11-26-2003, 07:30 PM
me too i but mine sounded like static on a radio
Mixel
11-26-2003, 08:02 PM
Wow.. Instant gratification.. Thanks a lot, I feel so much better now, hehe..

If it's not dying then I'm happy. :)
hausman
11-26-2003, 08:11 PM
The cool thing is when the clicks have a varying frequency. LOL at least until smoke starts coming out of the speaker. Then I'll be sort of pissed.
Unregistered
11-26-2003, 08:13 PM
Originally posted by Mixel
Had a scare today..

UX sitting in it's cradle.. pop pop pop pop pop.. it goes..

Then a few loud ones.. Then I try using it in the cradle and it stops.. But still makes the popping noise - but only when the backlight is off/screen is off (eh?)



wow....sounds terrible! and I tot the whinning screen is bad (i think i'll not return my unit...).

btw, just how loud are the pops? anything near champagne pop? will listen out for it....
Mixel
11-26-2003, 09:38 PM
Not that loud.. more like someone tapping a pen on a wooden table or something.. but fuzzy.. There was a little variation in the noise, and i can see what was said about it sounding like radio interference too.. V strange.. But I couldnt replicate it after having played with the connecter on the cradle.. Not that I really want to replicate it. :)
javonline
11-26-2003, 10:00 PM
well im glad i heard this now, im buying a ux soon and i ussually plug my clie (currently nx70) in right before i go to bed, now if it wakes me up ill know its nothing terribly wrong... :) :p