Crackling speakers on laptop caused apparently by Flash running - any solutions?

[shrinkingnora]

Help! This is driving me mad. The speaker is making very loud static crackling sounds when everything is muted but it seems to be linked to flash player running. I have googled but foudn lots of people with the same problem but no solutions!

Any ideas?

[NetworkGuy]

May help to know which laptop (make and model) this is happening on...

[shrinkingnora]

Randomly it has stopped after a week of doing it. It's an HP G62. Thanks for responding!

[NetworkGuy]

Glad it has stopped... if it is any consolation I've noticed that there can be odd noises from my Gateway laptop, but only if using the headphone socket.

I will have to consider whether it was because of Flash (since BBC iPlayer runs using Flash, it might be affecting the audio circuits, or just a coincidence that I have only recently noticed this as a problem).

[shrinkingnora]

Funny you should say that, but it started again last night while we were watching iplayer.....

[shrinkingnora]

DH upgraded the bios on advice from HP and it is cured!