Hearing Coil Whine From Intel® NUC Products
Content Type: Warranty & RMA | Article ID: 000056870 | Last Reviewed: 02/21/2024
An Audible coil whine (noise) is coming from an Intel® NUC product or its power supply. Sometimes, the sound may occur when a USB camera or camcorder is connected to the USB port of the NUC. It's a subjective sound that some hear and others do not, depending on the amplitude.
Coil whine is a high pitched noise caused by the vibration of an electromagnetic coil as current runs through it.
An example of coil whine can be found here*.