No Sound in Halo 2 - AC3???!

Pareeeee · Oct 13, 2010, 04:16 PM

Hello
I am trying to play Halo 2 but every time I open it sound stops working - I will hear sound at first but after a few seconds a little thing in the corner pops up that says AC3 Decode 1001, then the sound stops.

How to fix?!?!

Tipstaff · Oct 13, 2010, 09:39 PM

A little more info on what sound card, video card, and OS you are using would help a lot. Plus it would help if you could list what you are using to listen to the audio with, such as via speakers, headphones, or speakers on your monitor... that sort of thing.

Without that I can only suggest this: if this is Windows 7 you are using you could try disabling any other audio devices except the one you are using within the Control Panel | Sound. Under the "Playback" tab disable everything you do not need. The idea here is to force Windows into making the only device left available the... well.. only device available to play back sound with (or rather, to force it being the default). This is espeically useful if you are having trouble with the onboard audio of your video card (ATI/AMD or Nvidia).

BTW, when you do this the default is for Windows 7 to hide disabled devices, so if you want to see them again just right-click within the Playback window, and select to "Show Disabled Devices".

Oct 13, 2010, 04:16 PM	#1
Pareeeee HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	No Sound in Halo 2 - AC3???! Hello I am trying to play Halo 2 but every time I open it sound stops working - I will hear sound at first but after a few seconds a little thing in the corner pops up that says AC3 Decode 1001, then the sound stops. How to fix?!?! Last edited by Pareeeee; Oct 13, 2010 at 04:26 PM.

Oct 13, 2010, 09:39 PM	#2
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	Re: No Sound in Halo 2 - AC3???! A little more info on what sound card, video card, and OS you are using would help a lot. Plus it would help if you could list what you are using to listen to the audio with, such as via speakers, headphones, or speakers on your monitor... that sort of thing. Without that I can only suggest this: if this is Windows 7 you are using you could try disabling any other audio devices except the one you are using within the Control Panel \| Sound. Under the "Playback" tab disable everything you do not need. The idea here is to force Windows into making the only device left available the... well.. only device available to play back sound with (or rather, to force it being the default). This is espeically useful if you are having trouble with the onboard audio of your video card (ATI/AMD or Nvidia). BTW, when you do this the default is for Windows 7 to hide disabled devices, so if you want to see them again just right-click within the Playback window, and select to "Show Disabled Devices". __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.