I have noticed a noise lately coming from my computer setup. The noise is high pitched enough that I suspect that normally only young people can hear it. I am 37 years old and I can only hear it with my right ear - not my left. It is loud enough to be hurting my ear and is leaving a lasting ringing in my ear when I leave the room, so I am worried it is causing hearing damage. I am also worried it could be bothering my lizard who is in his cage next to my computer desk - I don't know what frequencies they can hear.
I went crazy trying to figure out where it was coming from and even ended up buying a whole new KVM switch. But it isn't the KVM switch, it's my new USB-C Magic Keyboard (White with Numpad). The noise happens only when the keyboard is connected wired. When operating wirelessly, the keyboard is silent. I also bought a Magic Trackpad, but the trackpad doesn't have the issue.
I am wondering if anyone else has this problem and has any idea what to do about it. I can't operate the keyboard wirelessly because then it won't work with any of the other devices on the KVM. I HAVE to have it plugged in.
Maybe an alternative would be to use a USB bluetooth receiver? I could plug that into the KVM switch and then pair the magic keyboard with the receiver. Then I don't have to operate it wired. The problem with that is that I don't know if any such product would work with the Mac, especially when it comes to Touch ID. I also don't know how the OS would handle it when the receiver is suddenly plugged into another machine when I switch inputs on the KVM.
One thing that would help me is if other people with this keyboard could listen to it and tell me if they are hearing the same noise when it is plugged in. Maybe you guys could do that and mention your age and what version of the USB-C Magic Keyboard you have (with numpad black, with numpad white, or without numpad). That would tell me if this is a defect in this particular unit or if it is a normal part of this device.
I am so exhausted. I appreciate any help.
I went crazy trying to figure out where it was coming from and even ended up buying a whole new KVM switch. But it isn't the KVM switch, it's my new USB-C Magic Keyboard (White with Numpad). The noise happens only when the keyboard is connected wired. When operating wirelessly, the keyboard is silent. I also bought a Magic Trackpad, but the trackpad doesn't have the issue.
I am wondering if anyone else has this problem and has any idea what to do about it. I can't operate the keyboard wirelessly because then it won't work with any of the other devices on the KVM. I HAVE to have it plugged in.
Maybe an alternative would be to use a USB bluetooth receiver? I could plug that into the KVM switch and then pair the magic keyboard with the receiver. Then I don't have to operate it wired. The problem with that is that I don't know if any such product would work with the Mac, especially when it comes to Touch ID. I also don't know how the OS would handle it when the receiver is suddenly plugged into another machine when I switch inputs on the KVM.
One thing that would help me is if other people with this keyboard could listen to it and tell me if they are hearing the same noise when it is plugged in. Maybe you guys could do that and mention your age and what version of the USB-C Magic Keyboard you have (with numpad black, with numpad white, or without numpad). That would tell me if this is a defect in this particular unit or if it is a normal part of this device.
I am so exhausted. I appreciate any help.