Crackly Sound

lancelots · Aug 9, 2002, 09:58 PM

Hey all,

Here's something really, really weird. I've recently upgraded to windows xp and while playing winamp or anything, the sounds are really crackly. And the worst crackly sounds come when expanding menus.

Sooo strange. I've tried removing/changing video drivers, sound drivers and nothing works. I know the sound card works fine. Should I just try buying a new one? Motherboard has latest bios. (Speakers are fine).

PC specs:
AMD athlon xp 1600
ASUS A7V266
Powercolor SNiper2 (nVidia TNT2 M64 based card)
Creative Sound blaster pci 64.

Any help would be appreciated.

e-Seeker · Aug 10, 2002, 01:27 AM

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Originally posted by lancelots
Hey all,

Here's something really, really weird. I've recently upgraded to windows xp and while playing winamp or anything, the sounds are really crackly. And the worst crackly sounds come when expanding menus. Sooo strange. I've tried removing/changing video drivers, sound drivers and nothing works. I know the sound card works fine. Should I just try buying a new one? Motherboard has latest bios. (Speakers are fine).

PC specs:
AMD athlon xp 1600
ASUS A7V266
Powercolor SNiper2 (nVidia TNT2 M64 based card)
Creative Sound blaster pci 64.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hmmm, the thing with the menus could be related to visual settings, try turning off transition effects...
...also, try disabling ACPI, see if that helps...
I probably need more info, though

As 4 buying a new one, well, you could always get a Live!...

Necrosis · Aug 10, 2002, 02:22 AM

sounds like a case for Mr. Latency Patch...

DallasStar · Aug 10, 2002, 08:30 AM

Download this latency patch (for via chipsets) : http://download.viahardware.com/vlatency_v019.zip .....install it etc and your problems *should* magically disappear

e-Seeker · Aug 10, 2002, 09:13 AM

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Originally posted by dallasstar
Download this latency patch (for via chipsets) : http://download.viahardware.com/vlatency_v019.zip .....install it etc and your problems *should* magically disappear

I've witnessed some major system overall slowdown with that latency patch, but could also just be native to my configuration... eh...

Anyway, hope the patch helped...

Necrosis · Aug 10, 2002, 12:08 PM

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Originally posted by dallasstar
Download this latency patch (for via chipsets) : http://download.viahardware.com/vlatency_v019.zip .....install it etc and your problems *should* magically disappear

Thanks for posting a link...I didn't have it handy.

DallasStar · Aug 10, 2002, 01:29 PM

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Originally posted by dEykeé
I've witnessed some major system overall slowdown with that latency patch, but could also just be native to my configuration... eh...

Anyway, hope the patch helped...

There's supposed to be a newer version of the patch that actually speeds up overall system performance, but it is unstable. Just wait till the official release of that

(of course, I can't say for sure since I have never used via

)

e-Seeker · Aug 10, 2002, 02:25 PM

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Originally posted by dallasstar
There's supposed to be a newer version of the patch that actually speeds up overall system performance, but it is unstable. Just wait till the official release of that (of course, I can't say for sure since I have never used via )

Nah, why wait when I don't need it (am not experiencing any problems)?

...but it's good to bear that in mind!

WyreTheWolf · Aug 14, 2002, 10:11 PM

hmmmm... it says creative on it ... and everyone jumps to install patches... How about hardware that works out of the box... :P Seriously, good luck on fixing the problems.

e-Seeker · Aug 15, 2002, 06:18 AM

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Originally posted by WyreTheWolf
hmmmm... it says creative on it ... and everyone jumps to install patches... How about hardware that works out of the box... :P Seriously, good luck on fixing the problems.

Well, FYI, I'm not running any patches on my system *knocking on wood* and everything's working fine...

Malus · Aug 15, 2002, 08:31 AM

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Originally posted by WyreTheWolf
hmmmm... it says creative on it ... and everyone jumps to install patches... How about hardware that works out of the box... :P Seriously, good luck on fixing the problems.

Yeah, I never really understood why anyone would buy products that most usually need a third party patch to fix its problems.

Aug 9, 2002, 09:58 PM	#1
lancelots DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Crackly Sound Hey all, Here's something really, really weird. I've recently upgraded to windows xp and while playing winamp or anything, the sounds are really crackly. And the worst crackly sounds come when expanding menus. Sooo strange. I've tried removing/changing video drivers, sound drivers and nothing works. I know the sound card works fine. Should I just try buying a new one? Motherboard has latest bios. (Speakers are fine). PC specs: AMD athlon xp 1600 ASUS A7V266 Powercolor SNiper2 (nVidia TNT2 M64 based card) Creative Sound blaster pci 64. Any help would be appreciated.

Aug 10, 2002, 08:30 AM	#4
DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	Download this latency patch (for via chipsets) : http://download.viahardware.com/vlatency_v019.zip .....install it etc and your problems should magically disappear __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka

Aug 10, 2002, 02:22 AM	#3
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	sounds like a case for Mr. Latency Patch...

Aug 14, 2002, 10:11 PM	#9
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,111 Rep Power: 0	hmmmm... it says creative on it ... and everyone jumps to install patches... How about hardware that works out of the box... :P Seriously, good luck on fixing the problems.