[Momaw Nadon]

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

[Momaw Nadon]

Ping!

[raybbr]

When I play mp3, mov, wav, wmv, wma, rm, and avi files, there is a beeping/crackling noise.

What program are you using to play those files?

[relictele]

YouTube/flv is Flash content - if I’m not mistaken the player/engine does the decode work and passes the signal on to the sound card for amplification only.

The other formats ask the sound card to do the decode work so perhaps the sound adapter itself (or chipsets thereon) is kaput - software reloads and hardware reseats won’t have any effect.

[politicalwit]

Have you tried the Creative Diagnostic Software?

[Little Pig]

You might check to see if there is a firmware upgrade for the soundcard, or at least try reloading the firmware. You should be able to find the firmware executable on the soundcard website. Otherwise, I suspect you’ll be shelling out for a new card (which isn’t that much, actually).

[showme_the_Glory]

IBTRULI

In before the "are you logged in"

[IYAS9YAS]

I'm going to piggy-back on your post.

I have a sound problem with sounds, too. I use MSN for my main web interface (comes with the DSL service). I have set all sounds to be "off" according to all the settings in the system. When I have the speakers on, all the sounds (opening, greeting, pop-up sounds, etc...) still play. Besides the obvious (get rid of MSN), is there a solution to this?

It's really annoying because I listen to my music while surfing and I get all the annoying pings and everything else...

[Walmartian]

Try changing the resolution on your disply settings to a lower resolution. The refresh rate sometimes has an effect on some soundcards.

[eperitus]

I used to have an Audigy, and had this problem. Here’s how it was fixed:

1. Remove all Creative software, including the drivers for the sound card.
2. Let Windows auto-detect the card. If it detects it, then you’re done.
3. If Windows cannot figure out what the card is, download the WHQL certified Audigy drivers from either WindowsUpdate or creative.com. Reboot.

If that doesn’t work, try: moving the card to a different PCI slot, and replacing any CPU hogging antivirus software you have (such as Norton/McAfee) with AVG.

Hope this helps.

[ShadowAce]

[Bikkuri]

I can't count how many sound cards (all Creative SB cards) I've gone through in the last 10 or so years. Not saying they are bad at all, many of them I just stepped up to the latest card. But, starting with the Audigy series and up (now using my 4th Xfi card), I know when the card is about to die. It starts making the popping noises... then sometimes a screeching sound.. then moves to a full blown loud screech. Sometimes it would be around 6 months... sometimes a week. I think many problems start from overheating of the card, which can be from a number of different reasons.. the mian one being bad air circulation inside the case.. and the next would be the sound card too close to another PCI card in turn that traps the heat, and this also is a circulation problem. The latest card I have, I have had for about a year and a half with no problems (xFI is know to have many issues, but they can be overcame with a little time and a lot of patience). I hight recommend getting a new card and making sure there is at least 2 card slots between the sound card and the next card. If nothing else, make sure you have good circulation inside the case; and if possible, purchase a good minifan like this: Internal Adjustable fan or Something like this Duel Slot Fan Whatever happens, take care and good luck ;)

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

First, use a set of headphones to eliminate any possible issues with the speakers.
If the headphones sound good, the speakers are toast.

Next, get your hands on a cheap sound card. Nothing fancy. Do the deinstall and reinstall thing and if the sound is still no good, the problem is elsewhere....possibly on the motherboard at the PCI interface where the card plugs in. If so, try another PCI slot.

Hope that helps.