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Horrible static when playing mp3s, wavs, and games....HELP!!!!!

M

Muerto

Golden Member
This has been happening for over a week now when I upgraded my coputer.

When ever I play mp3s, games, or wavs I get really bad static and clipping. No sound problems when I play audio CDs in the CD-ROM drive or from and external CD player. Only when the sound is stored in a file on the hard drive. Here's what I've tried with no success:

Exchanging sound card

Exchanging motherboard

Buying new speakers (Labtec LCS-2514 five speaker surround)

Have tried sound card in all PCI slots

Adjusting audio properties

Have installed most recent drivers for all components

Swapped sound card for another of the same type from different computer. No problems on other computer, same problems on mine.

Swapped speakers with other computer, same results as above.

Changed IRQ settings for sound card.

When I upgraded I replaced the following components:

CPU (K6-3 400)
motherboard (Epox EP-58 MVP3)
Sound Card (SB AWE 64 ISA)

I haven't had the CPU looked at yet and I think I will soon. I've tried some overclocking but the sound problems began before I overclocked.

I'm out of ideas. Please tell me you have some. Thanks guys. 🙂
 
did you try taking out all the things which were not necesary in your system, just leaving the graphics card and sound card in the comp?
 
Simple as this: increase your PCI latency. There may be a setting in the BIOS for this. I know mine has it (ASUS P3V4X)


Go check out creative support, esp. the newsgroups. They will help you better than I can (I don't suffer from this problem)
 
Warrenton,

How high do you think I'll have to go? It's at 100 up from 32 and I'm still having sound problems. Or have I set it too high now? Thanks. 🙂
 
Keep trying 😛 When troublshooting, anything you haven't tried is a potential solution. Try going by fives. If you get closer it will probably decrease and you can hone in on an even better value. If that fails, take the other part of his advice--read some newsgroups.

gl
 
For MVP3 VIA chipset, I recommend you to download this file:
[L]http://koti.mbnet.fi/parru/CPU-to-PCIBridgeLatencyTimerTo0clks.zip[/L]

I saw it from :
[L]http://www.geforcefaq.com[/L]
 
i had that problem before my cure was my power supply not saying that it would help out but after a month of static and exchanges.i finally realize it was the power supply.
 
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