Hi, I hope that your guys can help me out with the problem. I recently purchase a computer and hooking it up to an AC wall outlet. Everytime I try to use an electric fan (which hooks up to a different AC wall outlet), the computer speakers make constant static noise. When the fan turned off, so was the noise. Also, turning on/off the light introduces a loud popping noise on the speakers (Altec Lansing 4.8). The question are: 1. How can I get rid of the noise on the AC power outlet, which my computer is running from? 2. Can a UPS and/or surge protector resolve this problem if I install a UPS and/or surge protector between the AC power outlet and my computer? 3. And finally, can this problem does any latent damage to my system? I have the system for approx. 1 month. -Thanks, Loc PCBUILD's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>