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Subject: Static for all sound sources - Sound Card fried?
Posted by: Species
- Dude [07724916] Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 21:54
I have a Dell Desktop computer - a Dimension 4700 purchased around early 2005. My speakers are connected via a simple one-pronged attachment to the back of my computer. For the past two months I've experienced some bad static, and have now tried 2 different pairs of speakers, with the same problem.
Is it pretty much automatic that my sound card is going bad?!? I have several female slots that I can plug the speakers into, and I get the same static for all spots.
How do I find out whether or not it is the sound card? And if so, how do I figure out what sound card I can buy that will work in my computer?
I'm running Windows ME.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! |
| 1 | xpdurmind
ID: 48312323
Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 22:34
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A couple of questions come to mind:
1.You purchased it in 2005 and windows ME was the OS? off topic, but Windows ME is possibly the worst OS ever. I would upgrade.
2.Is there a sound card or is it integrated audio?
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| 2 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 23:00
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2. beats me. Can I tell on the control panel?
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| 3 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Fri, Jun 08, 2007, 23:02
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Looking on the control panel -- it says my device is :
SB Audigy 2ZS Audio(CC80)
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| 4 | Mike D
Leader
ID: 041831612
Sat, Jun 09, 2007, 08:59
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Static can be caused by outside factors---do you ever lay your cell phone on the desk near your speakers?
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| 5 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Sat, Jun 09, 2007, 12:57
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Yes....but the static is pretty consistent and also occurs when I am not at home and the computer is used by the kids.
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| 6 | Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Sat, Jun 09, 2007, 13:04
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Species, this prob has nothing to do with it, but when I bought an ME (two computers ago) I had so many bugs and issues that I sent the computer back twice to get it fixed only for things to be aobut the same or other problemds come up. Finally, I upgraded to XP and the problems went away.
That's probably not it though. Is anything about your computer wireless? If so, the wireless computer uses the 2.4 frequency and if you have a cordless phone around that is 2.4 (within 10' I was told) that can cause interference.
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| 7 | Sam
ID: 16557104
Sun, Jun 10, 2007, 05:57
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I've been having the exact same problem with the same computer, except I'm running XP with a 5.1 surround sound system. It started a while back, more than six months ago, and it was only coming out of the right speakers. So I unplugged those.
Then, it started in the left speakers. So I unplugged those.
Now it's coming out of the center speaker under my monitor. I can't listen to anything because the static drowns out the sound.
My audio device is the same, except it's CC00, not CC80.
It happens when I plug in headphones, too, so I'm thinking it's the sound card.
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| 8 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Sun, Jun 10, 2007, 12:27
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I'm on XP too now that I look at it.
Time to bust open the case and pull it, methinks.
Thanks for all of the thoughts guys.
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| 9 | xpdurmind
ID: 48312323
Sun, Jun 10, 2007, 12:31
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Species, Before you change your sound card make sure you've upgraded all bios and firmware updates from Dell. Then get the latest updates from Ceative's website for the your SoundBlaster card.
Also you might want to check out Creative's KB and their Forums for simmilar problems. Found this suggestion that might help :
"You might be picking up bus noise. Have you tried muting all playback sources (e.g., CD, TD, Mic, etc) that you aren't using? Also, you might try moving the soundcard to different PCI slots--especially as far away from the video card as possible. There may be other causes of static noise when the card is idle, but these are good places to start."
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| 10 | Sam
ID: 16557104
Mon, Jun 11, 2007, 08:21
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Yeah, upgrading firmware didn't work for me. I muted all audio and was still getting it.
I haven't tried moving the soundcard around, but I'm not a computer-open-upper.
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| 11 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Mon, Jun 11, 2007, 12:31
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computer-open-upper - lol! I hear you Sam.
I also went to Creative and downloaded whatever new drivers/firmware without fixing the problem. I plugged the speakers into another device and they were crystal clear.
What's odd is that I have not had this problem before and haven't changed anything recently, so I don't know what "new" would have been around to cause this static.
I'm seriously leaning towards trying the new sound card.
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| 12 | Sam
ID: 16557104
Tue, Jun 12, 2007, 04:33
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I actually remember exactly when I started getting the problem.
I had moved my computer to the other side of the room in order to hook it up to my DVR (I wanted to save some things).
The second time I did this, it started happening. Since I left my surround sound speakers in its original spot, I was using headphones. I noticed it then, and then when I moved the computer back, it did the same thing out of the right speakers.
At some point, it started coming out of the left speakers, I just don't know when.
Now it's coming out of the center speaker -- it's completely unbearable -- and it started immediately after I reorganized some furniture, and thus, had to unplug the computer and speakers and move it around.
I almost want to say it's from moving the computer around, but who knows. I mean... it *is* a Dell. It could've just crapped out.
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| 13 | Sam
ID: 16557104
Tue, Jun 12, 2007, 05:06
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The other thing is it used to come and go. I would restart and, at least temporarily, it would stop.
But that seemed to have ended until about 10 minutes ago. Now, I have no noise at all and it's great. But this is the first time it's happened in well over a week.
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| 14 | Sam
ID: 16557104
Tue, Jun 12, 2007, 07:10
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That post was confusing. I'm going to rewrite it.
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The other thing is the static used to come and go. I would restart and, at least temporarily, the static would stop.
But that trick stopped working a few days ago (the day before my first post). And, until about 10 minutes ago, the static was coming 24/7.
But suddenly, now I have no noise at all and it's great. But this is the first time I've had no static in well over a week.
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| 15 | Species
Dude
ID: 07724916
Tue, Jun 26, 2007, 13:53
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I ended up buying a new sound card and it cleared up the problem. Woo hooo.
It was harder for me to get the casing off of my Dell than it was changing out the card! lol They changed how these slide off!!
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| 16 | I found that connect
ID: 109313023
Fri, Oct 31, 2008, 01:31
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I found that connector you were looking forCindy, is this the thing you were looking for?www.liangdianup.com/computeraccessories_1.htmIt's on the list of computer accessories and parts. They have the DVI video thing to convert that jap monitor to work with your other computer. Just about any other kind of wire adaptor, usb connectors, monitor extension wires, ps2 extention wires, and all kinds of female and male swap connectors and things that I think would help your shop. If that above link don't work then goto www.lducompany.com and click on computer accessories. Let me know if that is what you need and give me your email address again.
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