Annoying sound issue

Mythixus · December 16th, 2006

Well over the past few months I've been having a rather annoying problem. I don't know whether my sound card, audio drivers, or a specific piece of hardware is to blame.

Basically what happens is during a game, or sometimes while listening to music, the computer will lock up and will make a really annoying static/screeching looping sound that comes out of the speakers or headphones (whichever I have on). The game is usually playable again after a few seconds but the sound is still godawful.

I already know it is not my speakers' fault, as I plugged my headphones directly into the sound jack on my sound card. Earlier today I tried taking out the sound card and RAM and putting those back in again, but with no luck.

I can reproduce this problem 100% of the time whenever I play Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory.

Specs are in signature. Thanks =)

**stinger608** · December 16th, 2006

A buddy of mine has the same sound card, and had the same problems!!!

He since pulled the card and went back to the onboard sound.
Before he pulled the card though, I think he uninstalled the latest drivers and ended up going with a much older version of there drivers and then it was ok.

**One4yu2c** · December 16th, 2006

Have you disabled onboard sound in the BIOS and installed the latest drivers from Creative? And also make sure you have the latest patch (I think 2.60) for Wolfenstein installed too.

Mythixus · December 16th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinger608

A buddy of mine has the same sound card, and had the same problems!!!

He since pulled the card and went back to the onboard sound.
Before he pulled the card though, I think he uninstalled the latest drivers and ended up going with a much older version of there drivers and then it was ok.

Interesting... Maybe I should try some older drivers then.

Quote:

Originally Posted by One4yu2c

Have you disabled onboard sound in the BIOS and installed the latest drivers from Creative? And also make sure you have the latest patch (I think 2.60) for Wolfenstein installed too.

Onboard sound disabled, and latest patch for ET is installed. However the problem exists in many other programs, and not just ET.

Quakindude · December 16th, 2006

I had the same video card in my Neo2 Platinum. The fix I found for it was using a different PCI slot. You may want to see how many IRQ's are sharing with your sound card.

garetjax · December 16th, 2006

Myth, I have had this same exact problem with my setup before. My computer would lock up, and a hideous screeching noise would issue from the speakers. After this went on a couple times, I would start getting a BSOD, and then my computer would go dead. After checking my RAM, the sound card, the drivers, all my components, the only way I could solve this was a fresh install of Windows XP.

However, I think I have figured out what the problem was. The problem would occur soon after I downloaded and installed the most current drivers for my soundcard. Ever since then, I never install new sound card drivers, and I never have had the problem again. It would seem that the drivers that originally came with my soundcard seem to work better than the updates that are on Creative's website.

Mythixus · December 16th, 2006

Just used DriverCleaner to get rid of the drivers I had, and I installed the ones off the CD that came with the sound card. Same problem =(

I'll try moving the sound card to a different PCI slot again a bit later.

Oleander · December 17th, 2006

I have a problem very similar to this. I've been playing a wolf ET mod called true combat elite. About 5-30 seconds after i join a match, a short but deafening burst of static is emitted, and then I get absolutely no sound whatsoever. Every 5-10 minutes the static returns very briefly.

If I uninstall the game and mod, then reinstall both, it will not do this at all the first time I run it. Every subsequent time afterwards, however, the problem returns

I have an audigy 4 pro btw

wtcnbrwndo4u · December 19th, 2006

I think it may be an IRQ issue like Tom mentioned. Look up what IRQs are being used in System Info.

Oleander · December 19th, 2006

It appears my video card and sound card are sharing the same IRQ number. Is there a way I can change either of them?

December 16th, 2006	#1
Mythixus Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 24	Annoying sound issue Well over the past few months I've been having a rather annoying problem. I don't know whether my sound card, audio drivers, or a specific piece of hardware is to blame. Basically what happens is during a game, or sometimes while listening to music, the computer will lock up and will make a really annoying static/screeching looping sound that comes out of the speakers or headphones (whichever I have on). The game is usually playable again after a few seconds but the sound is still godawful. I already know it is not my speakers' fault, as I plugged my headphones directly into the sound jack on my sound card. Earlier today I tried taking out the sound card and RAM and putting those back in again, but with no luck. I can reproduce this problem 100% of the time whenever I play Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory. Specs are in signature. Thanks =) DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ @ 2.21 GHz OCZ 2046 MB Dual-Channel RAM Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX, 256 MB Creative SB Audigy 2, 24-bit Western Digital SATA 120 GB x 2, RAID 0 Seagate PATA 160GB Windows XP Professional, SP2

December 16th, 2006	#2
stinger608 Silence..Or I kill you! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the Zone! Posts: 2,849 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Annoying sound issue A buddy of mine has the same sound card, and had the same problems!!! He since pulled the card and went back to the onboard sound. Before he pulled the card though, I think he uninstalled the latest drivers and ended up going with a much older version of there drivers and then it was ok.

December 16th, 2006	#3
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,732 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Annoying sound issue Have you disabled onboard sound in the BIOS and installed the latest drivers from Creative? And also make sure you have the latest patch (I think 2.60) for Wolfenstein installed too.

December 16th, 2006	#5
Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,762 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Annoying sound issue I had the same video card in my Neo2 Platinum. The fix I found for it was using a different PCI slot. You may want to see how many IRQ's are sharing with your sound card. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

December 16th, 2006	#6
garetjax Audentes Fortuna Juvat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somewhere south of sanity Posts: 1,640	Re: Annoying sound issue Myth, I have had this same exact problem with my setup before. My computer would lock up, and a hideous screeching noise would issue from the speakers. After this went on a couple times, I would start getting a BSOD, and then my computer would go dead. After checking my RAM, the sound card, the drivers, all my components, the only way I could solve this was a fresh install of Windows XP. However, I think I have figured out what the problem was. The problem would occur soon after I downloaded and installed the most current drivers for my soundcard. Ever since then, I never install new sound card drivers, and I never have had the problem again. It would seem that the drivers that originally came with my soundcard seem to work better than the updates that are on Creative's website. Last edited by garetjax; December 16th, 2006 at 18:24.

December 16th, 2006	#7
Mythixus Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 24	Re: Annoying sound issue Just used DriverCleaner to get rid of the drivers I had, and I installed the ones off the CD that came with the sound card. Same problem =( I'll try moving the sound card to a different PCI slot again a bit later. DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ @ 2.21 GHz OCZ 2046 MB Dual-Channel RAM Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX, 256 MB Creative SB Audigy 2, 24-bit Western Digital SATA 120 GB x 2, RAID 0 Seagate PATA 160GB Windows XP Professional, SP2

December 17th, 2006	#8
Oleander Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2	Re: Annoying sound issue I have a problem very similar to this. I've been playing a wolf ET mod called true combat elite. About 5-30 seconds after i join a match, a short but deafening burst of static is emitted, and then I get absolutely no sound whatsoever. Every 5-10 minutes the static returns very briefly. If I uninstall the game and mod, then reinstall both, it will not do this at all the first time I run it. Every subsequent time afterwards, however, the problem returns I have an audigy 4 pro btw

December 19th, 2006	#9
wtcnbrwndo4u Teh Brown Staffer Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,302	Re: Annoying sound issue I think it may be an IRQ issue like Tom mentioned. Look up what IRQs are being used in System Info. - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64

December 19th, 2006	#10
Oleander Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2	Re: Annoying sound issue It appears my video card and sound card are sharing the same IRQ number. Is there a way I can change either of them?

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