Scratchy Sound in my old Sound Card

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May 26th, 2002, 10:41 PM
007shahid

Scratchy Sound in my old Sound Card

Lately my sound card gives scratchy and distorted sound in any application/game. I have the latest drivers. I also uninstalled and re-installed it also. I also followed the Microsoft Trouble Shooter guide. Yet no solution. What can be the problem.
I would also like to point out that this problem had occured before when I had a Hard Disk with Bad Sectors. When I installed a new HD, my applications worked faster as well as the sound improved. Now the problem occured again after some one accessed my computer. I don't know what the f*** he did to it!
May 27th, 2002, 06:57 AM
plenderj

Windows ME ?
May 27th, 2002, 07:01 AM
007shahid

CMI8330 sound card on a Windows 98
May 27th, 2002, 07:31 AM
007shahid

Any solution ?
May 27th, 2002, 07:32 AM
JungleMan

I'm not sure...besides a new sound card of course :D

Sounds like you installed something that's making it do that, try reinstalling maybe :confused:
May 27th, 2002, 07:35 AM
007shahid

Done that over 10-15 times!
May 27th, 2002, 07:52 AM
JungleMan

Try a different PCI slot. PCI 2 works a lot.

If that's not it...try just getting another sound card? :confused:TB Santa Cruz is good
May 27th, 2002, 11:34 AM
Sastraxi

SB PCI 512 is very inexpensive and comes with 3D audio and EAX.
May 28th, 2002, 11:49 AM
007shahid

Quote:

SB PCI 512 is very inexpensive and comes with 3D audio and EAX.

The SB PCI 128 is the best and highest model available here in India.
May 28th, 2002, 06:33 PM
MidgetsBro

Check the cable connecting the sound card to the speakers. I once went through the trouble of first installing drivers, reformatting the hard drive, then trying a different sound card, and it still was all scratchy and distorted. Then, just for no reason I thought about the cable, I switched it with an extra I had, and the sound was perfect. It really pissed me off that I spent about 5 hours trying to figure out what was wrong with it whilst installing drivers, then formatting, then switching out the sound card, and finally unplugging it and using a new cable... let that be a lesson to everyone. Check the cable before anything else.
May 28th, 2002, 10:09 PM
007shahid

Quote:

Originally posted by jpbtennisman
Try a different PCI slot. PCI 2 works a lot.

If that's not it...try just getting another sound card? :confused:TB Santa Cruz is good

Cool now it works. Originally it was in PCI 2. Then I changed it to PCI 3. No positive result. Then I examined the card. The AMP jumper was off. I made it on and then pluged the card in PCI 1.
PCI 1 was very tight, unlike PCI2 which was very loose. Hence I guess the scratchy sound does not come. Also now I can switch on louder volume & 3D Surrounds, which used to mute my sound before.