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    Something seems to be wrong with the sound drivers

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by imxelite, Jul 20, 2008.

  1. imxelite

    imxelite Notebook Enthusiast

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    Whenever I'm doing something other then letting the computer idle while I'm listening to music. I hear this crackling noise almost like i was trying to stream music on a bad connection. I thought that maybe the case but this happens even with music already on my computer. Any ideas as what the issue may be?
     
    imxelite, Jul 20, 2008
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  2. Dook

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    Model number and OS would be helpful.
     
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    Sorry P-6860FX and I'm running Ultimate vista x64
     
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    Lum-X Notebook Evangelist

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    i had a same problem but today a bought Sound Blaster xi-fi Xtream for my notebook and that gone and i really enjoy playing games and listening music.

    Try to update drivers
    go at gateway web and download see if that will fix them, if yes tel us if not the is a cure for it :p
     
    Lum-X, Jul 20, 2008
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    Do you have a link to where you purchase your sound blaster from?
     
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    Lum-X Notebook Evangelist

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    If you live in London

    www.yoyotech.com

    this is the place where i bought it for 50pounds

    of not look on the internet to find you mos suitable place to buy


    the good thing is it improves a bit frame rate but i can get grid working with hardware accelerated sound cause i cant find Game Mode of it does not support it cause its software accelerated.
    Bioshock works wonderful, so does crysis, cod4, ut3, gow,ect
    At other games it just wonderful, just at it in Alchemy.
     
    Lum-X, Jul 21, 2008
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