Xbox Series X emitting high frequency sound when turned off.

Hello Xbox community,

I would first like to piggyback off of another user Thomas’ post. They experienced the same issue with their Xbox series X as I have, but it seems as though the discussion was locked and no actual answer was found.

Here is their post, with a OneDrive link showcasing the sound that both myself and Thomas have experienced with our consoles.

“I would like to know if the behaviour of my xbox is "by design" or if there is a problem with it: while turned on all is good, quiet as it can be. As soon as I turn my Series X off, it emits a high-pitched beeping sound that does not stop. I recorded the sound and uploaded it to my one drive ( https://1drv.ms/u/s!Au-m8TRmTRvOgxRbFOwVqJqmVxPg?e=GxrexA ) I already sent it to the Xbox service with the outcome nothing changed, they made hardware tests but that's it. As a present the Xbox Service scratched my Xbox next to the disc drive and added a bump at the bottom as well. Thanks for that, btw.

Whoever reads this, do you hear a beeping noise while your Series X is turned off or is it completely quiet? This sound is so loud during the night that I woke up from it. I know that the support won't help me, rather damage the casing of my Series X even more - you can't call anyone to explain it in detail because you only get to a bot or you can open a new service request.”

Furthermore, I would like to point out that I can’t tell any technical issues with the Xbox. It runs, starts up and shut downs completely fine. However the noise is very irritating and, as pointed out by somebody on a Reddit post, it could be indicating a part that is failing and I would like to know if this needs immediate attention before my Xbox decides to malfunction.

Thomas didn’t seem to have much faith in Technical Support, and my console is out of warranty anyway, so I would be interested to see if anyone else has had this issue and if so, what steps did you take to resolve it, if at all?

Thanks for reading,

Pete

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