Shrieking noise, HELP !

Hi everybody !

First of all, I would like to apologize if this is in the wrong section .. I just joined, and, as you will probably be able to tell by the question, I don't get much about computers. So sorry

Anyway, I'm having some trouble with the sound on my computer. I was messing around with my audio settings because my computer wouldn't record sound and my microphone wasn't working (I think). Basically, I screwed up the Microphone settings and my computer started shrieking ! I have no idea what I did (sorry for being unclear) but I couldn't bear the noise, it was a really high pitched and loud sound .. So I turned if off, but now everytime I turn it back on, it starts shrieking again and it doesn't even fully load. I can only turn it on by using the Safe Mode setting. Does anybody know how to make the shrieking stop ? Help would be much appreciated ! Thanks !

PS - I've tried plugging in earphones to stop the noise, but it doesn't help.
PS 2 - I have Windows 7.

Carotie

 

See if this helps. If not, reduce the recording volume sliders under the "levels" tab.

Right click on the Sound Icon in your system tray
- Select Recording Devices
- Select your microphone from the list of Recording Devices
- Right click and select Properties
- Open the tab marked "Listen"
- Uncheck "Listen to this Device"

 

I don't see a "levels" tab .. And when I click the "Recording Devices" tab, it says I have nothing installed. Is it because I'm in Safe Mode ?

 

Yes, try and do it under a normal boot.

 

I can't .. It won't show the starting screen. It says "Starting Windows" but then it starts shrieking and the screen stays black and I can only see my cursor.

 

Not being able to boot normally is definitely a problem. I am not sure what would cause that. Hopefully somebody else on this forum can offer you some help.

 

I hope so .. But thank you very much !

 

Are you sure it is plugged into the proper plugin?

Mic is the pink one on my machine.

 

I was thinking that this may be a video problem. If you hit F8 to get into safe mode, there should be a VGA mode option or "Enable low resolution video". This will keep the drivers installed but set it to a lower resolution. Will the computer boot normally using this option?