Vista - Help! My system has the irregular beating of the Telltale Heart

I just installed Vista Ultimate onto an ASUS P5K-Deluxe motherboard-based
system. Now the strange thing that's presenting the problem:

Every 7-20 seconds (no regular period - it ranges) my system's speakers
output 2 approximately 100-150Hz tones that sound like the Lub-dub sound of a
heartbeat heard thru a stethoscope.

I can't figure out what system process is causing these sounds.
Furthermore, when I'm playing an MP3 file, the lub-dub causes a drop-out
sound glitch in the music.

Any diagnostic, troubleshooting suggestions and recommendations are greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,

cc Reply to craig-at-sharrow-dot-com

"Craig Sharrow" <CraigSharrow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news2D93679-B40E-4F2B-AA6D-05E848B45BF4@microsoft.com...
>I just installed Vista Ultimate onto an ASUS P5K-Deluxe motherboard-based
> system. Now the strange thing that's presenting the problem:
>
> Every 7-20 seconds (no regular period - it ranges) my system's speakers
> output 2 approximately 100-150Hz tones that sound like the Lub-dub sound
> of a
> heartbeat heard thru a stethoscope.
>
> I can't figure out what system process is causing these sounds.
> Furthermore, when I'm playing an MP3 file, the lub-dub causes a drop-out
> sound glitch in the music.
>
> Any diagnostic, troubleshooting suggestions and recommendations are
> greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> cc Reply to craig-at-sharrow-dot-com

Does anything on your setup have a microphone or are you wearing a wireless
headset, either one could be the source of the issue.

--
Michael Solomon
Backup is a PC user's best friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

No mic or wireless, but there are cordless phones in the room - one within 2
feet of the computer and powered speakers.



"Michael Solomon" wrote:

>
>
> "Craig Sharrow" <CraigSharrow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news2D93679-B40E-4F2B-AA6D-05E848B45BF4@microsoft.com...
> >I just installed Vista Ultimate onto an ASUS P5K-Deluxe motherboard-based
> > system. Now the strange thing that's presenting the problem:
> >
> > Every 7-20 seconds (no regular period - it ranges) my system's speakers
> > output 2 approximately 100-150Hz tones that sound like the Lub-dub sound
> > of a
> > heartbeat heard thru a stethoscope.
> >
> > I can't figure out what system process is causing these sounds.
> > Furthermore, when I'm playing an MP3 file, the lub-dub causes a drop-out
> > sound glitch in the music.
> >
> > Any diagnostic, troubleshooting suggestions and recommendations are
> > greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > cc Reply to craig-at-sharrow-dot-com
>
> Does anything on your setup have a microphone or are you wearing a wireless
> headset, either one could be the source of the issue.
>
> --
> Michael Solomon
> Backup is a PC user's best friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>

"Craig Sharrow" <CraigSharrow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B4F71AE6-AE87-40C4-A187-58F81A27A936@microsoft.com...
>
> No mic or wireless, but there are cordless phones in the room - one within
> 2
> feet of the computer and powered speakers.
>
>
>
> "Michael Solomon" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Craig Sharrow" <CraigSharrow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news2D93679-B40E-4F2B-AA6D-05E848B45BF4@microsoft.com...
>> >I just installed Vista Ultimate onto an ASUS P5K-Deluxe
>> >motherboard-based
>> > system. Now the strange thing that's presenting the problem:
>> >
>> > Every 7-20 seconds (no regular period - it ranges) my system's speakers
>> > output 2 approximately 100-150Hz tones that sound like the Lub-dub
>> > sound
>> > of a
>> > heartbeat heard thru a stethoscope.
>> >
>> > I can't figure out what system process is causing these sounds.
>> > Furthermore, when I'm playing an MP3 file, the lub-dub causes a
>> > drop-out
>> > sound glitch in the music.
>> >
>> > Any diagnostic, troubleshooting suggestions and recommendations are
>> > greatly
>> > appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > cc Reply to craig-at-sharrow-dot-com
>>
>> Does anything on your setup have a microphone or are you wearing a
>> wireless
>> headset, either one could be the source of the issue.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon
>> Backup is a PC user's best friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
I'd try moving them away and turning them off and see what happens. You
need to start looking around for what might be interfering.

--
Michael Solomon
Backup is a PC user's best friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

Do you have a cell phone anywhere near the speakers? Specifically a Cingular
cell phone? I had this problem also and found out that it was my phone that
was the culprit.
"Craig Sharrow" <CraigSharrow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news2D93679-B40E-4F2B-AA6D-05E848B45BF4@microsoft.com...
>I just installed Vista Ultimate onto an ASUS P5K-Deluxe motherboard-based
> system. Now the strange thing that's presenting the problem:
>
> Every 7-20 seconds (no regular period - it ranges) my system's speakers
> output 2 approximately 100-150Hz tones that sound like the Lub-dub sound
> of a
> heartbeat heard thru a stethoscope.
>
> I can't figure out what system process is causing these sounds.
> Furthermore, when I'm playing an MP3 file, the lub-dub causes a drop-out
> sound glitch in the music.
>
> Any diagnostic, troubleshooting suggestions and recommendations are
> greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> cc Reply to craig-at-sharrow-dot-com