Victor's solution works well and it is straightforward. I'm using it on a Dell D430 and the whining noise disappears. Unfortunately the CPU heating increases too much and causes too active (noisy) fans. For standard use (editing txt) CPU temperature is around 65 Celsius degrees when max_cstate is C2, and only 59 (i.e., no fans) when max_cstate is C8. So, at least on D430, you have to trade-off fans noise and cpu noise.
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