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SUPPLY, THE HASH EITHER RESUMED OR DISAPPEARED.  UNPLUGGING THE COMPUTER
FROM THE OUTLET, I PULLED THE POWER SUPPLY FROM THE COMPUTER CASE, LOOSENED
FOUR SCREWS AND OPENED IT UP.  WHAT I FOUND WAS INTERESTING AND SATISFYING
AT THE SAME TIME.  THE GROUND LUG FROM THE POWER CORD RECEPTACLE WAS VERY
LOOSE UNDER ONE OF THE POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT BOARD SCREWS.  I ALSO FOUND THE
OTHER THREE SCREWS HOLDING THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO THE CASE SOMEWHAT LOOSE AND
TIGHTENED THEM AS WELL.  REPLACING THE SUPPLY BACK IN THE COMPUTER, I FOUND
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THE NOISE COMPLETELY GONE, NO EMI AT ALL, NOT AN S METER FLICKER.  WHILE I
STILL HAD THE COMPUTER COVERS REMOVED, I TIGHTENED EVERY AVAILABLE
GROUNDING SCREW I COULD FIND INCLUDING THOSE ON THE COMPUTER MOTHER BOARD
OF WHICH A FEW WERE ALSO LOOSE.  SO IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN OR
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