I have been having problems with the sound skipping on my laptop. I have run the sound troubleshooter and do not have any of the problems they list (no conflicts, adequate cd drive, all xp drivers, etc.), but I still have sound problems. Any help?

Your problem is most likely a sound card issue. A change to another card could possibly correct this behavior.

The opinions posted on this board are not necessarily those of Computing.Net. Computing.Net does not recommend tearing out a chunk of your laptop's motherboard in an attempt to upgrade the sound components. Um, is the skipping constant, or does it occur during certain operating conditions, i.e., transferring data from CD to HDD, intensive HDD activity, high network card usage, ad nauseum?

It happens when I try to play any audio files through Windows Media Player or Winamp. It happens when I am playing a game that requires sound effects. Perhaps "skipping" isn't the best word. Maybe "pause" is the best. About every second or so the sound (and accompanying video) hangs up for just a split second.

Hi, Have you tried defragging your hdd? It sounds very similiar to a problem I used to have on my old Celeron 533, I blamed it on my mobo after buying a new sound card and having the same problems. I finally got rid of my problem by upgrading my cpu and mobo. I know this isn't much help, but you should try defragging, updating drivers, and try running the audio when no other processes are running, like moving/copying files or other HDD intensive activities. Have you tried other media playback software, like WinDVD, etc?

as it's a laptop, you might try this: go to control panel/performance and maintenance/power options and select "always on". Just remember to change it back to laptop/portable before you run it off the battery:) Hth

Have tried all the above (except replacing sound card or other audio software) and none have helped thus far. Even tried a system restore to a point prior to the problem, but no good.