Soundblaster Live! card problem

jaap74 · 27-February-06, 09:37 AM

Hi,

Soundblaster Live! card problem :

I'm having trouble with my sound breaking up. I have checked with both speakers and headphones and they both have the same problem. I have taken out the sound card, put it back in, uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers (multiple times). The problem persists.

It's particularly noticeable when the system is under load, for example I ran HDTach to see what would happen and it breaks up a lot, strange though that I was running it on my backup drive, which isn't where the music I was playing is stored.

I'm pretty sure its not interference from cables as I made sure that the SATA cables are not near the sound card.

Any idea's ??

Thanks

Bane · 23-March-06, 05:05 AM

Have you tried updating the drivers/software through Creative's website? They have an autoupdate feature that detects your card and installs the latest drivers and software.

z0mbi3 · 23-March-06, 05:10 AM

Sounds like the card is being starved of bandwidth. Try pulling a few pci cards and see if its still there.

Bane · 23-March-06, 05:13 AM

Also, when did the problem start occuring? Did you add new hardware to your system and the problem showed up after that?

The Dragon Reborn · 23-March-06, 07:47 AM

Quote:


	Have you tried updating the drivers/software through Creative's website? They have an autoupdate feature that detects your card and installs the latest drivers and software.

That sure helped when I was still using it.... it solved the "crackling" sounds in a bunch of games...
The LIVE cards are known for this... but Creative solved it by introducing re-worked drivers...

TDR

27-February-06, 09:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
jaap74 Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Posts: 170	Soundblaster Live! card problem Hi, Soundblaster Live! card problem : I'm having trouble with my sound breaking up. I have checked with both speakers and headphones and they both have the same problem. I have taken out the sound card, put it back in, uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers (multiple times). The problem persists. It's particularly noticeable when the system is under load, for example I ran HDTach to see what would happen and it breaks up a lot, strange though that I was running it on my backup drive, which isn't where the music I was playing is stored. I'm pretty sure its not interference from cables as I made sure that the SATA cables are not near the sound card. Any idea's ?? Thanks __________________ E6700 @ 3.4GHz, Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Corsair 2GB XMS2-8500C5, Raptor 74GB, ATI Radeon X1950 XT, 2 x Seagate 320GB 7200.10 (RAID0), Enermax Liberty 620W, Tuniq Tower, Akasa Eclipse 62

23-March-06, 05:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bane Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: California Posts: 553	Have you tried updating the drivers/software through Creative's website? They have an autoupdate feature that detects your card and installs the latest drivers and software. __________________ Antec NeoPower 480W P4 2.66 Ghz 533 Mhz FSB Asus P4S800D-X 2x Corsair CMX512-3200C2PT PNY Nvidia 6800GT SB Audigy 2 Platinum Maxtor 200GB WD Caviar SE 120GB

23-March-06, 05:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
z0mbi3 Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 893	Sounds like the card is being starved of bandwidth. Try pulling a few pci cards and see if its still there. __________________ X2 4400+ 4x512 MB Geil DDR x1900 XT X-fi fatality DFI NF4 Ultra-D

23-March-06, 05:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bane Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: California Posts: 553	Also, when did the problem start occuring? Did you add new hardware to your system and the problem showed up after that? __________________ Antec NeoPower 480W P4 2.66 Ghz 533 Mhz FSB Asus P4S800D-X 2x Corsair CMX512-3200C2PT PNY Nvidia 6800GT SB Audigy 2 Platinum Maxtor 200GB WD Caviar SE 120GB

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