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Sound Problems.

  • 29-04-2009 4:11pm
    #1
    Dub18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭


    When listening to music, or any sound on the computer, whether it be on the internet or on itunes, it will occasionally slow down the music, and it becomes fuzzy and hard to hear or listen to.

    Its not the speakers as I've bought a new pair and it's still around. I noticed that it happens only when I open, programs or whenever somethings loading up in general.

    Just wondering if anybody has any ideas on the source of the problem.

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    That's nasty, if I had my windows 95 hat on, I'd be wondering about your resources... IRQ conflicts or interrupt storms... but bleh, all I can suggest is updating your chipset drivers, soundcard drivers, and try moving the soundcard to another slot (if it's not on-board).
    Check out your device manager too, make sure your harddrive's IDE channel is running in DMA mode and not PIO.
    If it is onboard sound, it might be worth trying a PCI one. Or you could swap out the harddrive with a spare one and try a clean windows install, and see if the problem remains there too... it'd rule out a lot of suspects without having to sacrifice the OS setup you've already got.
    Could be your PC's just not up to the job, but I think it'd have to be extremely low spec to struggle to that extent.
    It sounds like one of those problems that could be almost anything, and will probably take you a lot of trial and error and eff'ing and blinding to track down... or might mysteriously fix itself with new drivers... try the easy things first anyway.

    2c


  • #3
    Dub18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭Dub18


    Hi thanks for the quick reply,

    There's a lot in it and unfortunately I'm not so good with computers but I have managed to find some of the stuff you were talking about.

    I checked my harddrive IDE Channel and this is what it says under the

    primary IDE channel;

    Device 0
    Transfer Mode: DMA if available
    Current Transfer Mode: PIO

    (I can't change the current transfer mode at all)

    Device 1
    Transfer Mode: DMA if available
    Current Transfer Mode: Not applicable

    secondary IDE channel;


    Device 0
    Transfer Mode: DMA if available
    Current Transfer Mode: Ultra DMA Mode 2

    Device 1
    Transfer Mode: DMA if available
    Current Transfer Mode: Not applicable

    I'll change the Modes to PCI and see if it does anything to the Sound at all.

    Thanks again!


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