From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 9 04:16:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC0FD106566B for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:16:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwm-freebsd-questions@sentinelchicken.net) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F5A78FC28 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:16:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwm-freebsd-questions@sentinelchicken.net) Received: from mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.28]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 09 Jun 2008 00:16:16 -0400 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.8.6-GA) with ESMTP id JZU35512; Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:16:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 207-172-209-180.c3-0.bkl-ubr2.sbo-bkl.ma.static.cable.rcn.com (HELO sentinelchicken.net) ([207.172.209.180]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 09 Jun 2008 00:16:01 -0400 Received: (qmail 74012 invoked from network); 9 Jun 2008 04:15:15 -0000 Received: from aeryn.skepsi.net (HELO crichton.skepsi.net) (10.0.0.101) by aeryn.skepsi.net with SMTP; 9 Jun 2008 04:15:15 -0000 Received: (nullmailer pid 74009 invoked by uid 1000); Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:15:15 -0000 Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:15:15 -0400 From: Jason Morgan To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080609041515.GB61635@sentinelchicken.net> References: <7039ada60806082040s36afc2c8n4698402ac5d4ff29@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7039ada60806082040s36afc2c8n4698402ac5d4ff29@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A09020A.484CAE8F.01DD,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=207.172.4.11, so=2007-10-30 19:00:17, dmn=5.4.3/2008-02-01 X-Junkmail-IWF: false Subject: Re: Whine when EHCI controller enabled in BIOS X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:16:16 -0000 On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 09:40:17PM -0600, James wrote: > I have a high pitched whine coming from my motherboard when the EHCI > USB 2.0 controller is enabled in the BIOS. The whine only starts once > FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE is halfway through booting. > > The whine also goes away when I plugin a USB drive in with EHCI > controller enabled (usb keyboard and mouse being already plugged in). > > Is this a hardware problem, or could it possibly be software related??? I can't imagine this is a software issue. Sounds strange. Have you tried to see if it isn't a fan issue? We have some Dell GX280s with a bad batch of motherboards at my university---under specific conditions (e.g., using certain video cards) the system fan will spin up 'til the system sounds like it's about to take off. Good luck, ~Jason