System Sound messed up after installing a game

[imported_Aelius]

Ok here is what happend.

I installed a game called Blitzkrieg 2. During prompts sound came through in surround and everything was fine. After install it did the standard DX9 check (didn't install as I had 9c already. It then did the Star Force security check (I have had this done once before with UFO Aftershock) which checked out and then I installed patch 1.3

I launch the game and there is a very faint sound coming from the Front Left speaker and that's all. I then exited and tried an MP3. Same thing. I tried a system sound. Same thing.

I then checked all connections. All checked out. I checked card in system and it seemed to be plugged in fine and the cables going to the two DVD drives were also connected.

I then uninstalled the sound drivers and rebooted. Installed brand new drivers and rebooted. I then found I had no sounds what so ever.

Eventually I was able to change settings to exactly what they were before all this occured so I could reproduce the sound only coming from the Front Left speaker with the new drivers. Currently the only thing that works out of all speakers is Direct 6 Channel and it sounds awful. May as well be Mono.

I played with all the settings on my speakers and even turned it off and back on at the Sub. No change. I checked device manager and it reports no issues. I checked DXDIAG and it reports no issues.

I gave all this info to the company that makes Blitzkrieg 2 but I doubt they have any clue what caused it. I suspect StarForce but I have no proof.

The only thing I changed today was my PSU and I noticed the fan on north bridge? is not working anymore. I don't see how that could cause a failure in the sound system.

Anyone have any ideas?

My sound card is a Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS

Sound system is a Logitech Z-680 5.1 THX surround system.

P.S. I checked previous threads and found zip and I gave up after checking everything I could think of myself which took an hour and a half.

 

[BadThad]

First thing to check IMO is the speakers. Can you try them on another PC to eliminate that possibility?

 

[imported_Aelius]

Sadly that's not an option.

However the issue is resolved thanks for replying. 8)

How?

I unseated the sound card (no it wasn't a seating problem as it was there rock solid and you would have had to hit it witha sledge to unseat it) rebooted without the sound card. Turned system off. Reseated sound card and rebooted.

BAM works like a charm.

 

[BadThad]

Originally posted by: Aelius
Sadly that's not an option.

However the issue is resolved thanks for replying. 8)

How?

I unseated the sound card (no it wasn't a seating problem as it was there rock solid and you would have had to hit it witha sledge to unseat it) rebooted without the sound card. Turned system off. Reseated sound card and rebooted.

BAM works like a charm.

GREAT! In a way, it was a seating problem. A frequent and quite odd problem with connectors is they can develop a micro-film layer that interferes with the flow of electrons. You'd think it impossible, but I've seen it a million times where simply pulling something out and putting it back actually scrapes the micro-film off and the device starts working normally.

 

[imported_Aelius]

Originally posted by: BadThad

Originally posted by: Aelius
Sadly that's not an option.

However the issue is resolved thanks for replying. 8)

How?

I unseated the sound card (no it wasn't a seating problem as it was there rock solid and you would have had to hit it witha sledge to unseat it) rebooted without the sound card. Turned system off. Reseated sound card and rebooted.

BAM works like a charm.

GREAT! In a way, it was a seating problem. A frequent and quite odd problem with connectors is they can develop a micro-film layer that interferes with the flow of electrons. You'd think it impossible, but I've seen it a million times where simply pulling something out and putting it back actually scrapes the micro-film off and the device starts working normally.

I didn't know that. I guess that's quite possible since my comp gets a lot of dust. As you know a computer acts like an air filter and my place is fairly dusty. So yeah it makes sense. The timing of it was sure as heck odd tho.