In preparation for a new processor I decided to update my BIOS on my trusty P5N-E SLI. With Asus there's always some fear that updating the BIOS will be a lengthy troublesome affair, this time no hassle what so ever. Or so I thought.
I ran the BIOS update, made sure everything was working and then played some WOW then turned the computer off. I usually leave it asleep but this time I was going to be away for a few days and just figured it was just as well to turn it off. As I'm listening to the computer shut down I hear the slightest warble in the normally musical chime that signals the computer is shutting down. I thought nothing of it at the time.
The other day I turn the computer on and am surprised to notice the warble on the start up chimes. The device plays fine while playing games and watching some movies, so I think nothing of it. Today I started her up, and tried to play a movie, and the audio game out terribly scratchy. This is over an SPDIF connection so I thought scratchy was a bit odd for a digital signal. I checked the cables, I swapped over to headphones, I swapped speakers, I swapped cables, I swapped to analog output, and the same results, audio that is perfectly acceptable if a bit muted in low volume settings but horribly scratchy and distorted just as the volume rises. I am at a loss. I updated the driver, and it told me the device no longer existed.
I restarted and it told me that the device could not be started ("Code 10" whatever that means). I uninstalled and reinstalled the driver (with appropriate restarts in between and after) and found it working, but when tasked with playing audio it remains scratchy and distorted. I'm at a loss. Could the realtek chip itself be the problem? Could the bios have done this? Could hurricanes in the Atlantic be causing some bizarre magnetic interference in my room? I need help.
Jason
I ran the BIOS update, made sure everything was working and then played some WOW then turned the computer off. I usually leave it asleep but this time I was going to be away for a few days and just figured it was just as well to turn it off. As I'm listening to the computer shut down I hear the slightest warble in the normally musical chime that signals the computer is shutting down. I thought nothing of it at the time.
The other day I turn the computer on and am surprised to notice the warble on the start up chimes. The device plays fine while playing games and watching some movies, so I think nothing of it. Today I started her up, and tried to play a movie, and the audio game out terribly scratchy. This is over an SPDIF connection so I thought scratchy was a bit odd for a digital signal. I checked the cables, I swapped over to headphones, I swapped speakers, I swapped cables, I swapped to analog output, and the same results, audio that is perfectly acceptable if a bit muted in low volume settings but horribly scratchy and distorted just as the volume rises. I am at a loss. I updated the driver, and it told me the device no longer existed.
I restarted and it told me that the device could not be started ("Code 10" whatever that means). I uninstalled and reinstalled the driver (with appropriate restarts in between and after) and found it working, but when tasked with playing audio it remains scratchy and distorted. I'm at a loss. Could the realtek chip itself be the problem? Could the bios have done this? Could hurricanes in the Atlantic be causing some bizarre magnetic interference in my room? I need help.
Jason
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