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pci128 soundblaster hissing/distortion
Name: Atomicboy Date: November 18, 2001 at 16:25:41 Pacific
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Ever since I installed XP, I don't get the crisp sound from my SB 128 that I did 98SE. It's like hissing, not loud, but I can hear it enough that it sounds like I'm playing a tape or something. I installed the creative drivers for XP also, with no improvement. Anyone else have this problem, or know how I could fix this?
Name: Mark Bennett Date: November 18, 2001 at 17:36:13 Pacific
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Yeah, I have got the same problem, I too got the required drivers but the problem still persists, If you find out how to sort out this problem I would be greatful if you would let me know, likewise I will let you know if I find out anything helpfull, Cheers
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Response Number 2
Name: az Date: November 18, 2001 at 20:41:51 Pacific
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windows update has a fix for bad sound popping noises etc.
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Response Number 3
Name: Atomicboy Date: November 18, 2001 at 21:11:15 Pacific
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Doesn't solve this specific problem, I tried it. The destortion comes from hard drive activity, and mouse movement (is this what you're having probs with too Mark?). I found a half ass solution for playing mp3s without this annoying sound, lower the cd volume to the bottom. Of course, this doesn't help much for playing cd music, which is why I'm searching for a better means.
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Response Number 4
Name: JP Date: November 19, 2001 at 19:00:02 Pacific
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THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT I"M HAVING! Except i'm using a C-media 8378 sound card. Maybe this has something to do with the harddrive?
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Response Number 5
Name: Avatar Date: November 20, 2001 at 01:07:11 Pacific
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Try to mute line-in or mic-in....it might help
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Response Number 6
Name: Martin Eller Date: January 21, 2002 at 07:28:03 Pacific
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The following SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM may (hopefully) help some of you:
go to the BIOS-setup and change the "PCI Latency Timer" (usually in the "advanced" section). I changed it from 32 to 45 (or so) and the cracky sound disappeared (almost) completely.
my config: AMD ATHLON XP 1500+ 1333MHz ASUS A7V266 VIA KT266 Socket A Soundblaster PCI 128
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