Mic Problem

[ChunkyTeXas]

I got a mic for my cpu and it worked fine for a few weeks. Then out of the blue when I would turn on my cpu, or mic for that matter, it makes this deep hummy noise, as if there's interference with it....what should a brother do?

 

[McTimson]

Maybe the mic is too close to the speakers. Check your volume controls, and make sure the volumes aren't set too high. Also, what kind of microphone is it?

 

[Daveman1]

My first thought was a loose ground, but other than checking all the plugs I couldn't tell you how to check for a loose ground.
I guess it's possible the power supply ground could have gotten loose, but I dought it. It could be RF noise from any thing like a loose plug to a worn out brush on a fan. (then the solder would be hitting the contacts. Lots of spark, lots of RF.)

 

[ChunkyTeXas]

my speaker plug-ins were touching the mic plug-ins because they are all bunched together by the back.....it works fine now.