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Yesterday I picked up a Kinectless Xbox one. After updating the console, a dreadful ticking/scratching sound, similar to a IDE hard drive from the early 90's could be heard anytime I have the console on the dashboard.
Going through the most recent Xbox owners thread has brought this up:-
I read the Xbox one Support forums here and it seems word for word the same problem.
As it seems to be something related to Kinect, it should be something easy to test, but im still saying this "might" be a problem as it could just be that more recent batches of the console have had more defetive units.
UPDATE:
Here is a better video demostrating the noise.
UPDATE 2:
It looks like it is coil whine.
UPDATE 3
Microsoft is saying to the media they are aware of the issue and to send the xbox to them.
TL;DR
If a Kinect is not plugged into your XBO currently, there is a chance it could start making a awful noise that goes away when its plugged in. Discuss.
UPDATE 4:-
Supposedly the issue is due to coil whine that occurs when the system is in a low power state. Microsoft has fixed it with the October update so wait for that if you have this issue [/B]
Examples:-
Going through the most recent Xbox owners thread has brought this up:-
Ouch. Seems I am one of the unfortunate ones that had to wait since november last year for the console to be officially released, only to get one of the numerous (all of them?) kinectless consoles which make noise in the dashboard.
At the time of writing the thread on the official xbox support forum is up to 447 replies.
http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/xbox_support/xbox_one_support/f/4269/t/1805665.aspx
I can't find any thread on Neogaf which makes me wonder how widespread it really is.
It also makes me wonder if people actually think it is supposed to sound like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skqwBNGH8VU
Got my Xbone. I thought it was supposed to be quiet, but whenever it's turned on it makes this weird, almost creaking-like noise. It's not very loud, but it is very annoying. Is that normal, or is something wrong with it?
It seems very widespread - to the point where it's about to redefine what's "normal", I guess. But no, it's not supposed to sound like that. There's a big thread about it on xbox forums. I'm getting a replacement on Monday, but I don't expect it to be issue free, either. Gonna send it in for repairs when I've at least played some of the "launch" games.
Aforementioned thread:
http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/xbox_support/xbox_one_support/f/4269/t/1805665.aspx
Anyone else having bought a new Xbox One recently, and is having a coil whining noise from the console when not playing games?
Microsoft thinks it's hardware. They're telling people to take the consoles back to the store for a replacement. People do that multiple times and each time return with an Xbox One with the same problem. One of you non-Juniors should create a thread so this issue gets more visibility. I'd have owned an Xbox One right now, but multiple attempts to buy one resulted in consoles exhibiting this problem so I gave up. My Destiny White PS4 arrives on Tuesday. MS' loss.
This noise issue is definitely related to the Kinect not being plugged in. I've had mine since launch, and it's always been dead silent, but the Kinect has always been plugged in. Recently I was painting a room and moved the XB1 to another room and didn't have the Kinect plugged in, and sure enough I was noticing it making some small noises. It sounded like a noisy hard drive making access noises. It could be described as minor clicking. It was only audible when things were quiet though.
Anyways, moved the XB1 back to the main room and it's been completely silent since I plugged the Kinect back in.
So don't bother returning your console. It's clearly not going to be fixed with a replacement. I'd imagine a firmware update is coming that will fix this.
Chalk up another one to this noise issue, bought the console yesterday.
No sense in taking it back if it's so widespread, as it'll just happen again.
Loud on the dash, loud when it's in standby.
Don't know how it would sound with a disc based game because the only one I got was Dead Rising 3, and I'm still waiting on the motherfucking 16 gig update
Welp
My Xbox One has a quiet fan, about the same level as the quietest fan level of my slim PS3. It also has a slight noticeable hard drive noise. I can hear it from about six feet away when the console on the dashboard, but only when things are quite quiet.
I'm presuming it's a hard drive noise, because it sounds pretty much the same as the hard drive in my PC does. It's also louder than it used to be right back when it was bought... but the internal hard drive on the machine is about 90-95% full now, which probably doesn't help. It never comes close to being audible above normal volume gameplay.
If it wasn't for all the talk about consoles crackling and ticking, I'd probably be okay with all this. But with the widespread worry and panic about it, every Xbox One session is now tinged with an 'Aaaaargh! It's noticeable! Noticeable is bad!'.
I've even got the decibel meter on my phone out, and held it right up to the machine to test it. Decibel readings came in at 40-42dB... pretty much exactly the same as those reported by Digital Foundry back at launch (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-xbox-one-hardware-test).
But (maybe just because of the issues others are having), it still doesn't feel quite right.
My dB reading is showing 43-45. Is this in the "normal range?"
I read the Xbox one Support forums here and it seems word for word the same problem.
As it seems to be something related to Kinect, it should be something easy to test, but im still saying this "might" be a problem as it could just be that more recent batches of the console have had more defetive units.
UPDATE:
Here is a better video demostrating the noise.
UPDATE 2:
It looks like it is coil whine.
I have experienced this a few times.
Both with kinect consoles and ones without. Exchanges changed nothing. It has nothing to do with kinect.
It is clearly not related to the fan or hard drive. It is a coil whine from the power regulation circuitry. The noise will change based on the power draw at the time. It is heard infrequently in standby, constantly while idling and not at all under load.
This can also be seen in pc components with cheap parts. If there is a correlation with kinect being plugged in, it's only because kinect increases the power draw enough to stop the noise in some systems.
I gave up on exchanges and simply leave the console in power savings mode and straight into game. I should have gotten my money back but I just bad to have forza.
The noise is so annoying that it's impossible to use the TV passthrough functionality or netflix etc.
Ms is definitely a software and services company. No matter how much money they throw at hardware they just can't do it.
Yes, those high-pitched noises are definitely coil-whine and are usually fixed under full load. The firmware"fix" would be to always run the xbox at full load. Would take huge amounts of energy but the whine would most certainly be gone.
UPDATE 3
Microsoft is saying to the media they are aware of the issue and to send the xbox to them.
TL;DR
If a Kinect is not plugged into your XBO currently, there is a chance it could start making a awful noise that goes away when its plugged in. Discuss.
UPDATE 4:-
Supposedly the issue is due to coil whine that occurs when the system is in a low power state. Microsoft has fixed it with the October update so wait for that if you have this issue [/B]
Examples:-
I wouldn't be worried. Both my XB1s are super silent now.
Why would they be unsafe? The Kinectless version was the noisy one, and now the noise issue is fixed if you're in the preview. For those not in the preview it'll be fixed in a week or so I guess.
I can confirm it worked for me. Update fixed it! Yyyyyyyyaaaaayyyyyyyy!
Super silent now.
It fixed mine mate. Very silent now.