Need your help with my Laptop

Hello All ,,,
Thank you for having this group as I have got a lot of answers from you guys BUT I still need more info why My laptop that I just got make noise when I plug it on my mixer ? I used to play Vinyls and now I`m only getting CD`d but I use my laptop mainly for backup or when I need extra time to do something around my equipment . The Older one I didn`t have much problem but this new one , gives me a little click click when is plug .. Can it be the power cord ? as I have heard that some computers make that noise and if you buy a power cord without the ground will make that noise go away ...
ANY HELP
Thank you

Usually you want to have the laptop plugged into the same circuit as the mixer. And if you have the laptop connected to a television, then often the cable/satellite connection connected to the TV is the source of the hum. Disconnect cable and it disappears.

A varistor across the high and neutral AC will also solve the problem. Finding the proper value would require more info...

Hello Guys .
Thank you for your respond , but I don`t have any TV connected to my laptop as I`m using it at weddings or others events .
Joe , how I can find all the information you are talking about ? where I can get a Varsistor?

Is it a Dell?

(Where are you from, DJ Lil Ivan?)

Ventilator?

It would be more helpful for others to help you if u could kindly give the specifications of your laptop and what OS (Windows XP or Vista or Mac) that your using. More over are u using an external sound card (Like the numark I/o) or something. Another thing. Make sure that u have no other programme or process that runs in the background that consumes ur CPU. Go to Task manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del and the Processes Tab) and check if you have any unwanted programme running in the background. Usually iTunes does this and the only way to get rid of it is to get rid of the 'entire' programme. Hope this helps you. Oh yeah btw.. Sometimes it could be an issue with your RAM and/or your power supply if you have not grounded it properly or you are using some kind of a cheap extension cable. Good luck

Hi Cap Capello
is not a Dell ,, is a Toshiba ,,not top of the line but is new . Looking to get a Apple that is for sure . I`m located in the west coast , Vancouver
The Toshiba is Running XP Office with 2GB and a 200G HD.,, I will check my Task Manager ,,Thank you DJ Shaun
Ivan

Your welcome :) well i once had a similar issue and found that it was a grounding problem. I then connected my laptop's power cable to the main source or a branded spike arrestor and didnt have tat issue

I have used two Toshibas one has no issues with the connecting ( my older 40 gig XP. However my newer Toshiba 120 gig dual core has issues and I bought a unit from the Long & McQuade that did away with the hum.

Thank you guys for the advice I will try it this weekend and see what happen .
And Jon , nice to see you you are from the same area
Regards
Ivan