How to make this thing quiet? It is not like huge noise, but this irritating sound is a headache to me.
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It does not have a hard drive. Mine is very quiet. The only part that would make any sound is the fan. I Googled "ct14-ao fan noise" and it led me to Google for "Vizio CT15-A1 Fan Issue" and it takes me to another entry in that same forum.notebookreview.com forum and the 5th response offers a quick fix, to go to control panel>power options>change plan settings>change advanced plan settings and change the maximum state to under 100% to inhibit the cpu turbo mode. Even though the CT14 does not have Turbo mode, slowing down the CPU will keep it from generating so much heat and should make the fan from running so fast or so often. It does not have a hard drive. Mine is very quiet. The only part that would make any sound is the fan. I Googled "ct14-ao fan noise" and it led me to Google for "Vizio CT15-A1 Fan Issue" and it takes me to another entry in that same forum.notebookreview.com forum and the 5th response offers a quick fix, to go to control panel>power options>change plan settings>change advanced plan settings and change the maximum state to under 100% to inhibit the cpu turbo mode. Even though the CT14 does not have Turbo mode, slowing down the CPU will keep it from generating so... » Read More It does not have a hard drive. Mine is very quiet. The only part that would make any sound is the fan. I Googled "ct14-ao fan noise" and it led me to Google for "Vizio CT15-A1 Fan Issue" and it takes me to another entry in that same forum.notebookreview.com forum and the 5th response offers a quick fix, to go to control panel>power options>change plan settings>change advanced plan settings and change the maximum state to under 100% to inhibit the cpu turbo mode. Even though the CT14 does not have Turbo mode, slowing down the CPU will keep it from generating so much heat and should make the fan from running so fast or so often. « Show Less
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It does not have a hard drive. Mine is very quiet. The only part that would make any sound is the fan. I Googled "ct14-ao fan noise" and it led me to Google for "Vizio CT15-A1 Fan Issue" and it takes me to another entry in that same forum.notebookreview.com forum and the 5th response offers a quick fix, to go to control panel&gt;power options&gt;change plan settings&gt;change advanced plan settings and change the maximum state to under 100% to inhibit the cpu turbo mode. Even though the CT14 does not have Turbo mode, slowing down the CPU will keep it from generating so much heat and should make the fan from running so fast or so often.
1266658
Mine is relatively quiet; it only makes some mild fan noise when under heavy load.
877615
The back ground noise is SO loud. I have tried many things to make it quieter because I can't hear the voices and words over the noise. Most recently some one told me to put a piece of bread over it's speaker while recording to cut fuzz, that kind of worked but I would suggest an audio program to cut it out maybe?
625902
Check the manual. There is an automatic filter to cancel out those annoying noises...works pretty well for us. Good luck!
1426739
I do not know of any way to disable that. It doesn't usually bother me. I have heard it, but normally sleep right thru it. You might ask the company if they have any remedies. Maybe there is a volume control or something they could help with. Sorry I am not any help. I love my machine.
1793013
Contact the seller. I believe it is by design. In my case it was loud enough to disturb my sleep.
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The noise I experienced sounded like the unit was under water. It was so annoying I didn't want the thing on. I finally figured out that they build all these units now to not drain water in between the compressor fan and condenser coil in the back of the unit. The compressor fan than using a sling blade to slosh the water up on the condenser coil cooling it. Although this makes it slightly more efficient, I couldn't stand the noise. One carefully placed drilled hole in the back right in front of the condenser coil and the noise is now gone. The unit is finally super quiet again (as far as window air conditioners go. The noise I experienced sounded like the unit was under water. It was so annoying I didn't want the thing on. I finally figured out that they build all these units now to not drain water in between the compressor fan and condenser coil in the back of the unit. The compressor fan than using a sling blade to slosh the water up on the condenser coil cooling it. Although this makes it slightly more efficient, I couldn't stand the noise. One carefully placed drilled hole in the back right in front of the condenser coil and the noise is now gone. The unit is finally super quiet again (as far as... » Read More The noise I experienced sounded like the unit was under water. It was so annoying I didn't want the thing on. I finally figured out that they build all these units now to not drain water in between the compressor fan and condenser coil in the back of the unit. The compressor fan than using a sling blade to slosh the water up on the condenser coil cooling it. Although this makes it slightly more efficient, I couldn't stand the noise. One carefully placed drilled hole in the back right in front of the condenser coil and the noise is now gone. The unit is finally super quiet again (as far as window air conditioners go. « Show Less
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This has not happened when I used mine. Most of my use has been with TV. Good luck in finding a solution to yours. Extraneous noises are very distracting.
1335458
No, my unit does NOT make such a sound. I DO think it is faulty. Please return it, ASAP, but be sure you tell them why.
1616467
It's evidently not a sound audible to most humans. I can hear it. There's a very slight dry-rubbing sound caused by friction when it moves against different surfaces. I must have really good ears :P
2168824
I don't know of a way, but I agree that it's not very loud. I suggest you set another timer with a louder beep as a backup!
129126
The unit is not that loud. You of course can hear it running but the humming noise is tolerable.
2144805
Sounds like it's too much squelch. Turn it up until you have a constant static, then back it off until there's nothing. That's what we did and we don't have that problem.
771195
The noise is not loud, instead it is an audible hum. It does not go away and really is a great white noise. After a while you will forget it even hums.
999125
Tried mine last night for the first time, makes so much noise that I had to go back to my old unit. Will try again in a different area and see if that helps
2189263
Mine is also very noisy but I think it is because it is very small and there is not any padding.
1355073
I think mine makes a little noise, but definitely not a lot--sounds like yours may have something wrong with it.
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This is a question that might be very personal. I consider the sound loud, but certainly not annoying. The machine works very well, so you have to consider if another machine that is quieter will work as well. Hopefully this answered your question.