Sorry to Bother...m17 sound issue

Hey guys, its been a while, but this is finally starting to drive me crazy.

I own an Alienware M17. Sometimes, not everytime on start up the windows intro sound and all sounds for that matter become really lagged and incredibly scratchy. As if the sound itself is glitched and lagged. This only happens once in a while but i notice that when this happens not only does the sound become scratchy/glitchy/lagged, but the computer slows down. Any ideas as to what this may be? I've kept this computer in pristine condition and havent messed around with the BIOS or anything....

Thanks for your time mates!

 

i think you are suffering with the sleep issue

quick answer is dont put the machine into sleep mode, reboot from cold and you should be fine

 

yes your correct partially, because it does that alot when it comes from sleep which idont use anymore, but it also happens when i do it from normal boot. Anyways whats the sleep issue u speak of?

 

possible, do you use a quad core?

 

no, heres my specs:
(can u plz explain the sleep issue)

II. Configuration


Processor(s)

Processor 1
Name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X9100 @ 3.06GHz
Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Caption: x64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Version: Model 7, Stepping 6
Processor Id: BFEBFBFF00010676
Current Clock Speed: 3066MHz
Address Width: 32Bits
Data Width: 64Bits
Socket Designation: U2E1
Verified Hardware Device against Order: CPU-3.06C2EX9100

Case Color: New Background


System Memory

Memory Module 1
Capacity: 2048MB
Bank Label: DIMM #1
Mem_Type: DDR3
Mem_Frequency: 1064 MHz
Verified Hardware Device against Order: MEM-MOBLDDR32GBP85EL
Memory Module 2
Capacity: 2048MB
Bank Label: DIMM #2
Mem_Type: DDR3
Mem_Frequency: 1064 MHz
Verified Hardware Device against Order: MEM-MOBLDDR32GBP85EL

BIOS Information

Manufacturer: Intel
Name: Ver 1.00PARTTBL;
Version: W841.B10
Version: ALWARE - 6040000

Motherboard Information

Manufacturer: alienware
Product: alienware
Serial Number: 0123456789012345
Version: alienware
Verified Hardware Device against Order: MB-W84017WUXGABLKPNT
Verify correct motherboard
Power settings optimized

Video Adapter

Caption: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870
Adapter RAM: 512MB
DriverVersion: 7.01.01.809
Verified Hardware Device against Order: MOBL-VM88XT512MBR1
Test Video Card

Hard Drive(s)

ST9320421ASG ATA Device
Model: ST9320421ASG ATA Device
Size: 320GB
Total Heads: 255
Total Cylinders: 38913
Total Tracks: 9922815
Tracks Per Cylinder: 255
Verified Hardware Device against Order: MOBL-HD320GB72FSEAR2

Optical Drives / Other Storage

Optiarc BD ROM BC-5500S ATA Device

 

I would suspect that you need to update to the realtek 2.2 drivers and avoid putting the machine into sleep mode and you should be set

Pete

 

where can i find those?

also u never told me what exactly the sleep issue was...

 

tbh i dont know the inns and outs but i am sure that someone here does

but basically when you come out of sleep mode it enters a kind of stealth mode where the video and audio constantly lag, i made the mistake of doing it with my m17

i just dont bother with it now

 

vista is is the issue for the sleep issue. It does not fully resume and the drivers for the sound and GPU clash and causes it to lag

 

Although if you do a search, there's a fix for it.

It involves removing the audio and video drivers, and reinstalling them in opposite order.

 

correct i made the thread

EDIT: here

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=376540