audio problems

[gary]

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My computer has been working fine for months then the speakers started giving
me lots of hisses and pops. Now the sound just comes and goes. I get a few
seconds of sound and then lose all the volume. I'm on a 3 gHz MPC pentium
with an audigy 2 sound card. No recent software installations. I have updated
drivers and directx. Everything looks ok in device manager with no conflicts.
The only thing I've noticed (and I'm not computer literate enough to know if
it is right or wrong) is that I have two entries under IDE ATA/ATAPI
controllers for controllers and primary and secondary IDE channels. Could
this be causing a problem? Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks

 

[Guest]

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Gary wrote:
> My computer has been working fine for months then the speakers
> started giving me lots of hisses and pops. Now the sound just comes
> and goes. I get a few seconds of sound and then lose all the volume.
> I'm on a 3 gHz MPC pentium with an audigy 2 sound card. No recent
> software installations. I have updated drivers and directx.
> Everything looks ok in device manager with no conflicts. The only
> thing I've noticed (and I'm not computer literate enough to know if
> it is right or wrong) is that I have two entries under IDE ATA/ATAPI
> controllers for controllers and primary and secondary IDE channels.
> Could this be causing a problem? Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks

Sounds more like your speakers or sound card died. Hardware issue?

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[gary]

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How do I tell?

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Gary wrote:
> > My computer has been working fine for months then the speakers
> > started giving me lots of hisses and pops. Now the sound just comes
> > and goes. I get a few seconds of sound and then lose all the volume.
> > I'm on a 3 gHz MPC pentium with an audigy 2 sound card. No recent
> > software installations. I have updated drivers and directx.
> > Everything looks ok in device manager with no conflicts. The only
> > thing I've noticed (and I'm not computer literate enough to know if
> > it is right or wrong) is that I have two entries under IDE ATA/ATAPI
> > controllers for controllers and primary and secondary IDE channels.
> > Could this be causing a problem? Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks
>
> Sounds more like your speakers or sound card died. Hardware issue?
>
> --
> <- Shenan ->
> --
> The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you research for
> yourself before you take any advice - you are the one ultimately
> responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know what you are
> getting into before you jump in with both feet.
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Gary wrote:
> My computer has been working fine for months then the speakers
> started giving me lots of hisses and pops. Now the sound just comes
> and goes. I get a few seconds of sound and then lose all the volume.
> I'm on a 3 gHz MPC pentium with an audigy 2 sound card. No recent
> software installations. I have updated drivers and directx.
> Everything looks ok in device manager with no conflicts. The only
> thing I've noticed (and I'm not computer literate enough to know if
> it is right or wrong) is that I have two entries under IDE ATA/ATAPI
> controllers for controllers and primary and secondary IDE channels.
> Could this be causing a problem? Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Sounds more like your speakers or sound card died. Hardware issue?

Gary wrote:
> How do I tell?

There is no easy way to tell on the sound card unless you have another one
lying around. But - as you describe it starting to staic out and such
before it died - if the speakers work elsewhere (walkman, stereo, anything
they can plug into..) - then it really sounds like your sound card died.

If the speakers don't work elsewhere and headphones that you know are good
allow you to hear sound from the computer when they are plugged in - then
the speakers are dead.

--
<- Shenan ->
--
The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you research for
yourself before you take any advice - you are the one ultimately
responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know what you are
getting into before you jump in with both feet.

 

[gary]

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You were right - I had to replace the speakers. Thanks!
Gary
>-----Original Message-----
>Gary wrote:
>> My computer has been working fine for months then the
speakers
>> started giving me lots of hisses and pops. Now the
sound just comes
>> and goes. I get a few seconds of sound and then lose
all the volume.
>> I'm on a 3 gHz MPC pentium with an audigy 2 sound
card. No recent
>> software installations. I have updated drivers and
directx.
>> Everything looks ok in device manager with no
conflicts. The only
>> thing I've noticed (and I'm not computer literate
enough to know if
>> it is right or wrong) is that I have two entries under
IDE ATA/ATAPI
>> controllers for controllers and primary and secondary
IDE channels.
>> Could this be causing a problem? Any suggestions are
welcome. Thanks
>
>Shenan Stanley wrote:
>> Sounds more like your speakers or sound card died.
Hardware issue?
>
>Gary wrote:
>> How do I tell?
>
>There is no easy way to tell on the sound card unless
you have another one
>lying around. But - as you describe it starting to
staic out and such
>before it died - if the speakers work elsewhere
(walkman, stereo, anything
>they can plug into..) - then it really sounds like your
sound card died.
>
>If the speakers don't work elsewhere and headphones that
you know are good
>allow you to hear sound from the computer when they are
plugged in - then
>the speakers are dead.
>
>--
><- Shenan ->
>--
>The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you
research for
>yourself before you take any advice - you are the one
ultimately
>responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know
what you are
>getting into before you jump in with both feet.
>
>
>.
>