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    Google Chrome causing sound stuttering

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by socal87, Mar 24, 2015.

  1. socal87

    socal87 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The title is pretty much what the issue is. I don't see the same issue with Firefox or with any other network traffic. I'm at a loss. Anyone else experiencing this issue?
     
    socal87, Mar 24, 2015
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    MahmoudDewy Gaming Laptops Master Race!

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    Download DPC Latency checker & see the laptop behavior when you start up Google chrome
     
    MahmoudDewy, Mar 24, 2015
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Agreed..Try this.. Seems weird as I've never heard of chrome causing sound problems.. More like video stuttering usually...
     
    TomJGX, Mar 24, 2015
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    Okay...ndis.sys seems to be part of the problem.

    Ended up updating both WLAN and Ethernet NIC drivers, restarted, haven't had any issues. Also uninstalled Avast! firewall for good measure. We shall see...it always seems to come back with time.
     
    socal87, Mar 25, 2015
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