Computer help: My audio crackles and pops whilst playing any audio file
My audio crackles and pops whilst playing any audio file
by span1 - 4/18/06 11:50 AMMy OS is XP Home Edition. I use Windows Media Player 10 and my audio driver is RealTek AC'97 Audio. Please help!!
That's not unusual.
by R. Proffitt
- 4/18/06 12:14 PM
In reply to: My audio crackles and pops whilst playing any audio file by span1
I find the realtek driver to usually be the wrong one. Next time try the machine or motherboard maker's driver.
Bob
Intel's driver site (link)
by R. Proffitt - 4/18/06 12:56 PM
In reply to: That's not unusual. by R. Proffitt
This is where I get the right driver if it's an Intel board.
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=816
Bob
No joy!
by span1 - 4/18/06 3:15 PM In reply to: Intel's driver site (link) by R. Proffitt
I followed your link and downloaded the chipset utility but it still has not made any difference to the audio quality. I must add that the Realtek AC'97 Audio Driver is inbuilt to the motherboard. Any other suggestions...
That link was provided as an example. What I can't tell is
by R. Proffitt - 4/18/06 5:48 PM
In reply to: No joy! by span1
What motherboard make/model you have so I can't tell if that's the right driver.
Another source of issue is the DMA in XP. Flip it back and forth as detailed in the next link. No reboot is required. Just don't get hung up LOOKING at the setting. Just flip it exactly as the steps tell you regardless what mode is showing.
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/IDE-DMA.mspx
Bob
even built-in "HD" audio can do that
by ramarc - 4/18/06 12:44 PM In reply to: My audio crackles and pops whilst playing any audio file by span1make sure you have good cables and everything's plugged in properly to your speakers and your audio jacks on the pc. if it's really annoying a sound card will fix it. don't waste time getting one of the cheap $20 one's though (they have the same audio hardware as your built-in sound). budget $50 and you'll be satisfied.
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