Some light snaps on my audio

boncker · 08-11-2007, 08:24 PM

I have an onboard sound (SoundMax 7.1) in my Asus M2N-E motherboard. I use the configuration 2.1.
It is making some very light snaps about each 2 seconds. If I speak on the microphone there are no snaps in the sound I listen. I have the latest driver but I retrieve to the previous one, but there is the same problem.
This snaps appear listening CDs, MP3, WMA, etc. Also, I tried to clean the plug from loudspeakers, but no success.
The first time I installed this driver there was no problem.

Who can help me on this matter?

Impulse666 · 08-17-2007, 03:53 AM

what program are you using to play the audio? could be a bad card. is it new? has this always happened or did it just come up?

HELP_ME · 08-17-2007, 03:12 PM

hmm i have this occasionally to. i have onboard sound with logitech x-450 ( ? ) 5.1 speakers and i think its the speakers.

boncker · 08-17-2007, 06:53 PM

Hi everybody,

This problem occurs with an onboard Soundmax card. This happens with all sound players. The snaps come up when I installed the SoundMax equalizer, so I uninstalled it, but the snaps persists.
Now I installed a new sound card, a Sound Blaster Audigy SE and, INCREDIBLE, the snaps still persists in this new sound card!!!

Do you know if BIOS update can be a solution?

boncker · 08-17-2007, 10:31 PM

New news:
I updated the BIOS, returned to the previous one, but without success.

boncker · 08-18-2007, 03:47 PM

More news:
I installed Linux OS in my computer and the sound works perfectly, so the problem is in the Windows software or drivers for Windows.

I reinstalled all the drivers in Windows but the problem still persists.

Impulse666 · 08-19-2007, 03:46 AM

Just out of curiosity, what Linux OS did you choose?

It'd be a long shot if you could still do it, but if you had any sort of backup for windows you could restore to before you installed the EQ. it must have done something wrong and when you uninstalled it, it didn't change it. System restore maybe?

microsoft sound troubleshooting page:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307918

boncker · 08-21-2007, 05:43 PM

I used Linux version Kurumin 7.

So, now I solved my problem. I formatted my computer.
Before to do this, I tried all possibilities, including restoration, advanced properties on sound properties, register cleaner, antivirus, etc.

Finally, now it is ok, but I don't know what happened.

Some friends told me that SoundMax driver (the old sound card) is not good.

08-11-2007, 08:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
boncker New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	Some light snaps on my audio I have an onboard sound (SoundMax 7.1) in my Asus M2N-E motherboard. I use the configuration 2.1. It is making some very light snaps about each 2 seconds. If I speak on the microphone there are no snaps in the sound I listen. I have the latest driver but I retrieve to the previous one, but there is the same problem. This snaps appear listening CDs, MP3, WMA, etc. Also, I tried to clean the plug from loudspeakers, but no success. The first time I installed this driver there was no problem. Who can help me on this matter? __________________ Boncker

08-17-2007, 03:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Impulse666 Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 571	what program are you using to play the audio? could be a bad card. is it new? has this always happened or did it just come up? __________________ Ubuntu 7.10 Pentium 4 631 3.0Ghz 160 + 320 + 320 GB 1024MB 7600GT OC Acer 22" LCD M-Audio Audiophile 2496 Sony STR-G1ES Scott SP1001 (x2) ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358 ::: Team Stats :::

08-17-2007, 06:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
boncker New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	Hi everybody, This problem occurs with an onboard Soundmax card. This happens with all sound players. The snaps come up when I installed the SoundMax equalizer, so I uninstalled it, but the snaps persists. Now I installed a new sound card, a Sound Blaster Audigy SE and, INCREDIBLE, the snaps still persists in this new sound card!!! Do you know if BIOS update can be a solution? __________________ Boncker Last edited by boncker; 08-17-2007 at 06:57 PM. Reason: bad writing

08-17-2007, 10:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
boncker New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	New news: I updated the BIOS, returned to the previous one, but without success. __________________ Boncker

08-18-2007, 03:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
boncker New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	More news: I installed Linux OS in my computer and the sound works perfectly, so the problem is in the Windows software or drivers for Windows. I reinstalled all the drivers in Windows but the problem still persists. __________________ Boncker

08-17-2007, 03:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
HELP_ME Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ottawa, canada Posts: 382	hmm i have this occasionally to. i have onboard sound with logitech x-450 ( ? ) 5.1 speakers and i think its the speakers.

08-19-2007, 03:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
Impulse666 Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 571	Just out of curiosity, what Linux OS did you choose? It'd be a long shot if you could still do it, but if you had any sort of backup for windows you could restore to before you installed the EQ. it must have done something wrong and when you uninstalled it, it didn't change it. System restore maybe? microsoft sound troubleshooting page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307918 __________________ Ubuntu 7.10 Pentium 4 631 3.0Ghz 160 + 320 + 320 GB 1024MB 7600GT OC Acer 22" LCD M-Audio Audiophile 2496 Sony STR-G1ES Scott SP1001 (x2) ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358 ::: Team Stats :::

08-21-2007, 05:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
boncker New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	I used Linux version Kurumin 7. So, now I solved my problem. I formatted my computer. Before to do this, I tried all possibilities, including restoration, advanced properties on sound properties, register cleaner, antivirus, etc. Finally, now it is ok, but I don't know what happened. Some friends told me that SoundMax driver (the old sound card) is not good. __________________ Boncker

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