On Nov 24, 12:45, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
  >From: "Pete Turnbull"
<pete(a)dunnington.u-net.com>
 >
 >On Nov 24,  9:08, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
 >> Hi
 >>  Pairs of switching power supplies often interreact to
 >> make a sound like hissing. There may not be anything
 >> wrong with it. Still the electrolytic leaking might
 >> be a problem.
 >
 >OfficeConnect hubs, switches, whatnots, are very small devices that
 >have an external wall-wart PSU and no fan, and are normally 
absolutely
  silent.
 
 Ok, how about one of those little beeper/speakers? Does
 it have one of those? Otherwise, it is most likely an
 electrolytic. 
 
Nope.  Nothing at all that *ought* to make a noise :-)
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Pete                                            Peter Turnbull
                                                Network Manager
                                                University of York